Housing Help For Only One In Five
Low-Income Families
It will be a Merry Christmas for only
one in five low income families following the introduction
of Income Related Rents, National's Housing Spokesman Tony
Ryall said today.
"Despite all the Government's media spin
over cheaper rents, four out of five low income families
will get nothing from Mr Gosche's Christmas cheer.
"That's
because only a fifth of low income families rent from the
Government. The vast majority of low-income families rent
from the private sector. They will see nothing of the
Government's largesse this Christmas. But they will be
paying more for the food going on their Christmas
tables.
"It's not fair that families in the exact same
circumstances should be treated differently by the
Government. In effect, four out of five low-income people
are being discriminated against because they have a private
landlord.
"Mr Gosche is yet to detail how many state
house tenants will receive no reduction in rent. These
families will be feeling the whole cheap rents message is a
con," Tony Ryall said.
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