Data obtained by the National party shows rent owed to Kāinga Ora has increased from $9 million to $16 million in the past year - an 81 percent jump
More than 9,000 Kāinga Ora tenants are in arrears.
Solomon Group Housing Manager, Bernie Smith, told Mike Hosking increased inflation, pain at the pump and the supermarket squeeze is putting financial pressure on our more vulnerable.
He says when you have children, and are deciding between groceries and rent -- you have to put food in their bellies.
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