Election 2026: Labour’s Chris Hipkins clarifies state housing support policy after previously refusing to confirm
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has clarified that his party will not support the current government's planned increases to social housing rent subsidies if elected. This follows initial ambiguity regarding the party's stance on the policy changes.
Why it matters
The policy reversal highlights the political divide over cost-of-living measures and the future of state housing support in New Zealand.
Labour won’t advance the Government’s changes to subsidies for social housing tenants if elected in November; a position Chris Hipkins wouldn’t explicitly acknowledge on Monday night – but then admitted was his party’s policy less than 24 hours later.
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