Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, October 9:
The Government has cut $6 million from subsidies for an Auckland social housing provider with three days notice, which will force it to leave houses empty that needed refurbishing, Auckland Councillor Richard Hills said last night.
In thek scoop of the day, BusinessDesk-$$$’s Oliver Lewis reveals MBIE’s advice to Simeon Brown and Shane Jones that sharply higher electricity bills next year will hit businesses and add to pressure on hospital A&Es from poor households skimping on power and getting sicker in winter.
In the deep-dive of the day, Marc Daalder starts a major series of articles at Newsroom on the effects of Long Covid.
In solutions news, the Government provided $35 million to jump-start a Tainui plan for 100 new homes.
In quote of the day, a group of eminent climate scientists warned overnight of an irreversible climate disaster without urgent action to decarbonise and decelerate the global economy.
The chart of the day shows how rising global temperatures have massively increased air moisture.
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1. Govt cuts $6m in subsidies for Auckland social housing
Coalition actions at odds with preference to use community providers
The Government has talked up its willingness to get Community Housing Providers to take over the role of building new social housing, but its actions so far appear at odds with that.
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