LGOIMA Request Details: LG2179

Manawatū Community Trust is a Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) which holds the housing stock on behalf of Manawatū District Council. 

Housing Section  

1. Manawatū District Council housing stock (number of complexes and number of units owned)  

• 15 Complexes and 205 units owned  

1. Manawatū District Council housing stock typology/configuration (number of bedrooms) 

• 204 one bedroom units and 1 two bedroom unit   

1. Approximate age of units   
   
   1950s x 22 
   1960s x 56 
   1970s x 57 
   1980s x 48 
   1990s x 22  

1. Condition of units (e.g., percentage meeting healthy homes criteria, any recent or planned major refurbishments)   

• Approximately 70% of units meet healthy homes criteria, all will be compliant by June 2024 
• Approximately 10 refurbishments will be completed by June 2023  

1. Accessibility of units (e.g., do they have accessibility features for elderly / disabled tenants like step free access, wider doorways etc. Do any units meet universal design standards)  

• One custom renovation to universal designs standards    

1. Ownership and/or management of housing (with CHPs or Māori/iwi/hapū housing)  

1. If working in partnership - what is your role?  

• 100% MCT owned and tenancy services are provided by MCT   
  
  Policy Section  

1. Summary of rent policy, how are you calculating rent (is the rent set based on market rent or something else, is your rent policy being implemented or are there other considerations like affordability)  

• (gross superannuation and accommodation supplement) x 30%  
  
  Tenants Section   

1. Tenant profile (demographic of tenants: age, ethnicity, income range, gender) 

• 14% supported living (under 65 years) 
• 86% pensioners 
• 117 female 

• 91 male  
  
  6 x 40-50 years 
  12 x 50-60 years 
  56 x 60-70 years 
  76 x 70-80 years 
  38 x 80-90 years 
  5 x 90-100 years  

• Income and ethnicity not recorded.    

1. What category do tenants fall under (Pensioner, benefit, working, family)  

• Employment status is not recorded 
• No families 
• 14% supported living beneficiaries 

• 86% pensioners  

1. If families, what do they look like (number of children, solo parents)  

• Not applicable 

1. How are tenants selected   

• Assets under 80k, pensioner or on a supported living benefit, need based, ability to live independently, fit with other residents.  

1. What services are being provided to tenants  

• Tenancy services   
  
  Finance Section (Optional Questions)  

1. How is CH funded (how much rate funding, how much borrowing)  

• Tenant rental income. No rate payer funding. Debt of $6.1million  

1. Are you operating at a surplus or deficit 

• Surplus    

1. Cost of maintenance of stock   

• Approximately 650k per year    
  
  Future Plans Section  

1. How do you see your housing role, and what strategic plans you have in relation to housing  

• Strategic plans include establishing a Feilding based CHP 
• Increasing housing stock to support aging population 
• Improve accessibility of housing stock  

1. Future plans councils have for stock   

1. 45 additional units by 2030  
   
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