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3 in 5 lower income households spend at least 40% of money on housing
Increasing proportion of households consider their income is ‘not enough’ or only ‘just enough’ to meet everyday needs, according to Statistics NZ
by Mandy Te
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Increasing proportion of households consider their income is ‘not enough’ or only ‘just enough’ to meet everyday needs, according to Statistics NZ
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A third of low-income households spend more than 40% of money on housing
Statistics NZ says people have been spending a higher proportion of their money on housing costs than they did in the past
by David Hargreaves
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Statistics NZ says people have been spending a higher proportion of their money on housing costs than they did in the past