25 Feb 2019

Salvation Army digs in to new rental standards

From Morning Report, 7:22 am on 25 February 2019
Salvation Army policy analyst Alan Johnson

Photo: RNZ / Eva Corlett

The Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced a raft of new rules for rental properties, with a strong focus on heating and insulation. Landlords are being given until July 2024 to install ceiling and under-floor installation that meets the current Building Code standard. Alan Johnson, a social policy analyst for the Salvation Army, tells Philippa Tolley what the changes mean for renters.