Back in 2018 I argued that Labour’s cornerstone policies – Fees Free tertiary, KiwiBuild, and the Families Package – were really for the middle class rather than the poor. They follow a theme continued from Helen Clark’s time in power, where interest-free student loans, Working for Families, and KiwiSaver all achieved similar outcomes.
Yesterday’s announcement by the government to reset Kiwibuild to include lower desposits, rent-to-own and shared equity schemes has welcome echoes of the scheme that allowed my “working class” Mum and Dad to build a new home in Christchurch in the early 1960’s.
Total eclipse of the hand.
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While this is a step very much in the right direction a rate of the 0.8 per cent per day cap on interest rates and fees over the life of a loan limited to 100 per cent of the amount borrowed, these draconian contracts will still be a poverty trap for many.
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