The proposed transfer of around 1500 Housing NZ Corporation houses and tenancies in Tauranga and Invercargill is moving on to the next phase.
As announced by the Prime Minister in January, the Government's Social Housing Reform Programme includes plans to transfer 1000-to-2000 Housing NZ Corporation houses and tenancies to registered Community Housing Providers over the next year.
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'The government will now seek expressions of interest (EOI) for transfers in Tauranga and Invercargill following positive responses to market sounding, which closed on September 25,” says Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand Corporation, Bill English.
'The EOI stage is the first chance for community housing providers to register their intent to participate in transfers in Invercargill and Tauranga.”
The EOI phase will begin on November 20 and will close in early February next year.
'This is a significant change for the supply and management of social housing in New Zealand,” says Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett.
'This is a good opportunity for the community housing sector to grow, diversify and innovate, and ensure more families benefit from their expertise.
'We all, together, need to ensure we can implement a transfer process that results in a manageable, regulated, and sustainable industry, while also never losing sight of the overall goal – better looking after vulnerable New Zealanders.
'I know we are on the right track and have confidence we will achieve the best way forward for this ground breaking initiative.”
3 comments
Dropping the Ball
Posted on 28-10-2015 18:50 | By Merlin
This nothing but an asset sale in disguise and will cause a lot of stress to those living in the houses.It will be very interesting to see the expertise credentials of those that may apply and the numbers that do.
As noted by Fred
Posted on 28-10-2015 22:14 | By The Caveman
This is nothing BUT an asset sale. God help the current tenants - the new owners have totally NO experience in running rental properties and don't have the hundreds of thousands of $$$ that are needed to bring these properties up to a liveable standard after 10's of years of no substantial maintenance by the so called Housing Corp, after they have paid millions to the National government as dividends
PRIVATISING STATE HOUSES
Posted on 28-10-2015 23:17 | By Theodorus
This is not a new initiative and not the best way forward and not the right track.It is just copying the American way making money while people there living and dying on the streets!God help us!
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