The Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill that passed its first
reading yesterday will hopefully make progress to remedying
the shortfall that the Residential Tenancies Bill failed to
address.
NZUSA President Linsey Higgins is optimistic
about the new Bill and its focus on requiring warm, dry,
insulated housing.
“We believe if the government
legislates for adequate ventilation, insulation and heating
they will have achieved a trifecta that allows students to
succeed at their studies.”
“We know that cold and
mould is making it hard for students to succeed at their
studies and remain free from what can be lifelong illness.
Supporting students in their youth will reduce their
dependency on the health system as they age.”
"We
presented countless examples to the Select Committee on the
government's Bill showing that students currently live in
houses that make them sick, and that the current rules do
not prevent this. Extending the minimum standards to include
ventilation and heating, as Andrew Little's Bill does, will
dramatically improve the lives of these students."
“Students just want to live in houses that don’t make
them sick. We don’t think this is too big of an ask."
NZUSA is the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations, the national body that represents New Zealand's students' associations and the interests of New Zealand's 400,000 students at universities, polytechnics and in trades training.
We conduct original research, advocate to Government and through the media, and support New Zealand's students' associations to be more effective on behalf of their members. We advocate alongside Te Mana Akonga – The National Māori Students' Association, and Tertiary Women New Zealand – The NZUSA Women's Caucus.
Since 1929, we've believed in a society rich in opportunity, where anyone from anywhere can become any thing. We support accessible, affordable quality public tertiary education.
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