Taranaki father on why living rurally doesn’t save him money
By Matiu Hamuera and Zoe Madden-Smith
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When this Taranaki father of two moved from central New Plymouth to a rural part of the city his family’s accommodation supplement was cut by $100 a week.
“WINZ and a lot of people have the idea that living rurally is cheaper. But our rent is exactly the same dollar for dollar.
“Realistically it costs us just as much to live here as it does in town, we have a little bit more travel. So it probably costs us more.”
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