Housing & rent in New Zealand
10 housing & rent programmes we could source and date. Sorted so the ones with a published amount come first.
Check which of these you qualify for
Kāinga Ora Tenant Home Ownership Grant
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Rates Rebate Scheme (local council rates relief for low-income homeowners)
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8 more housing & rent programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Accommodation Supplement (weekly rent/board/mortgage help)
- Income-Related Rent Subsidy (public/social housing rent at 25% of income)
- Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant
- Housing Support Products — bond, rent in advance, rent arrears and moving cost grants
- Kāinga Ora First Home Loan (5% deposit, government-underwritten)
- KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal
- Kāinga Whenua Loan (build or buy on Māori land)
- Council rates postponement schemes for older or hardship homeowners