Government denies homelessness reality – Labour
Homelessness in New Zealand is at an all-time high because the Government has shut people out of emergency housing.
“The gall of Tama Potaka to celebrate the housing crisis today is astounding when frontline providers and the Rotorua Lakes Council have reported a significant increase in rough sleeping in Rotorua,” Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said.
“Who is this bloke trying to kid? Everyone can see homelessness has increased. All he is celebrating today is shifting people from emergency housing to out the front of families’ homes and businesses.
“The Government has made an active decision to put people on the streets. Emergency housing grants are being declined at record rates, the Government are putting people on the streets to save face and save their bad budgeting.
“This is classic National. While people are in desperate need of housing, they have cut $1.5 billion from the housing budget instead of investing in building homes. It shows just how out of touch they are.
“Ministers claimed social housing would be the saving grace when they cut Kainga Ora budget, but they have bungled their own less than ambitious home build programme, with the number of houses available next year to be 177 less than when they took over.
“This is a farce, the Government needs to read the room and understand no one is buying their yarns,” Kieran McAnulty said.
So while I’m in the mood, let’s give our current government yet another blast. What an infernal bunch of twisted, self-absorbed and viscious losers they really are. They can’t change. It’s way too late, so you dumb-assed enablers stop giving them ammunition to cause more and more harm to NZ and its decent people. You have ceased to be decent people, you are simply ‘vacant, empty followers’ like a sick cult. Anyone still voting for this disgraceful mob has to be without any moral fibre or principles, and missing a vital ingredient of humanity. So NZ media – isn’t it way over time for you to actually step up and challenge the motives and actions of this current CoC, Hosking and his trolls, the Atlas group, our wealthy, greedy blood-suckers et al, or are you that dim-witted you still can’t see it? I have to say I’m so over it I find it incredible [Luxon loves this word] that after the past two years of lies and corruption this CoC has any support at all. But hey, Xmas is almost upon us. Do enjoy your time the bach or o/seas, whatever, it will be better than being homeless and trucked off somewhere inhospitable without adequate food or shelter. How in the hell did we get to this advanced scale of hate and cruelty? Just look in the mirror.