Fifty four Waipā residents are on the waiting list for one of the 93 pensioner housing units owned by the council.
Te Awamutu pensioner housing
The biggest number is in Te Awamutu where there are 23 on the list for the 14 the council owns, two for 14 homes in Kihikihi, 16 in Cambridge for 54, 12 in Leamington for 69 and one for anywhere.
Two on the list are waiting for one of the four two-bedroom units available in Leamington and Kihikihi.
There are also 31 non-residents on the list. Waipā residents get priority.
Pensioner housing in Te Awamutu
Two new tenants have moved into refurbished pensioner units in Cambridge and Kihikihi in the last three months.
Waipā is one of few councils in New Zealand which still provides housing for older people in the community. The council reviewed its pensioner housing policy in 2017 and recommitted to providing and growing its housing for the elderly stock.
The council’s housing for the elderly units are self-funded, not subsidised by rates, and market rental rates for the units are reviewed independently each year.
Official handover of Vaile Court pensioner housing units.
