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It's still dark at 4am when one father-of-four leaves for work - it takes him nearly two hours to walk from Otara to the factory where he packs boxes.

One hundred and seventy two community agencies nationwide have received more than $2.5 million in rent relief from December 1, 2000 Housing Minister Mark Gosche confirmed today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has rejected criticism of the Government's new income-related rents policy from former Housing Minister and National MP Tony Ryall.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche confirmed today that the state housing stock will be boosted and rejected claims that the Government is to embark on a widespread sale of state houses.

Income-related Rents

This year the Government instructed Housing New Zealand to move from charging market rents to income-related rents.

Why?

The Market Rents Housing Experiment

'By April 1998 71% of applicants for food
parcels at the Auckland City Mission cited market rents as the reason for

State rents slashed - millions invested in New Zealand families and communities

"This Christmas thousands of New Zealand families will be able to put

"This Christmas thousands of New Zealand families will be able to put fresh fruit and vegetables on the table thanks to the scrapping of market rents," says Housing Minister Mark Gosche.

INCOME-RELATED RENTS

This year the Government instructed Housing New Zealand to move from charging market rents to income-related rents.

Why?

· The 'market rents' policy saw state house rents rise significantly.

"It is clear that the National Party has no housing policy," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said from Melbourne today.

"It is clear that the National Party has no housing policy," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said from Melbourne today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has released information revealing that some low-income tenants could be more than $4000 better off each year when market rents are scrapped next month.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche has released information revealing that some low-income tenants could be more than $4000 better off each year when market rents are scrapped next month.

'I am pleased to announce that we are expecting more than 132,000 low-income people living in state houses will benefit when income-related rents are restored next month," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

"National's former Housing Minister Tony Ryall has finally admitted his Government's housing policies failed thousands of New Zealanders," Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

National's Finance spokesman Bill English revealed his own laziness today when he accused the Labour-Alliance Government of spending undertaken by his own National colleagues Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

The Minister of Housing Mark Gosche today announced the name of the new housing organisation that will bring together the various housing and housing policy agencies into a single integrated housing solution.

Construction on 20 new homes to be built by Ngaitai families will begin today when Housing Minister Mark Gosche heads to Torere to hammer in the first

Changes to the Boards of Housing New Zealand and the Housing Corporation were announced by the Minister of Housing Mark Gosche today.

ACT MP Muriel Newman needs be up front about the statistics she uses to promote ACT's agenda, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

He was responding to a recent release from Dr Newman.

All tenants and landlords will have toll-free access to advice on tenancy issues from Monday 12 September, the Minister of Housing Mark Gosche announced today.

The Market Rents Housing Experiment

'By April 1998 71% of applicants for food parcels at the Auckland City
Mission cited market rents as the reason for applying.'

Questions & Answers on Income Related Rents

What is a market rent?

Housing Need in New Zealand

State houses were built by New Zealand's first Labour Government because
overcrowding and escalating rents meant decent, affordable housing was not