14 avr. 2014 - Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing

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The Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing set the eligibility criteria for social housing. The criteria were similar to those previously applied by Housing New Zealand Corporation. For a person to be eligible for social housing they:
• must meet the age and residency qualifications;
• must meet an Income and asset test; and
• have a persistent housing need that is serious or severe and must be addressed immediately.
Age qualification
• aged 18 years or older; or
• aged 16-17 years and be, or have previously been married or in a civil union; or
• aged 16-17 years, subject to the person obtaining under the Minors Contracts Act 1969, approval to enter into a tenancy agreement for social housing
Residential qualification
• a New Zealand citizen; or
• a permanent resident who has been in New Zealand for more than two years since they became a permanent resident; or
• a person receiving a main social security benefit (including an Emergency Benefit) was deemed to meet the residential qualification.
Income threshold
For a single person with no dependants:
• 1.5 times the after tax weekly living alone rate of New Zealand Superannuation
For other persons:
• 1.5 times the after tax weekly married couple rate of New Zealand Superannuation
Asset threshold
A person was required to have cash assets under 10 percent of the national median house price.
Housing need
In determining whether a person had a serious or severe housing need, the Ministry of Social Development was required to have regard to the following factors:
• affordability;
• adequacy;
• suitability;
• accessibility; and
• sustainability.
For people living in areas affected by the Canterbury earthquake, the Ministry of Social Development could disregard affordability and adequacy when determining housing need.
The Ministerial Direction was made by Ministers (Finance, Social Development and Housing) under section 102(2) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992.

Source: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/history/social-assistance-chronology-programme-history.html

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