Coverage of cost of housing and health release

Feb 26, 2019

Coverage of the New WHO housing and health guidelines could save millions each year research:

• Poor housing costing taxpayers $145m a year - report - Morning Report (RNZ)
• Injuries, disease from bad housing costs New Zealand up to $164m a year - NZ Herald
• Poor housing conditions costing taxpayers more than $145m - RNZ News
• Over $145m spent on health issues caused by poor housing - Otago Daily Times
• World Health Organisation lays out blueprint to improve housing and potentially help NZ save millions - Stuff
• Preventable sickness due to damp, mouldy homes costing NZ $145m - Newstalk ZB
• New W.H.O. "housing and health" guidelines - Lately with Karyn Hay (RNZ)
• Over $145m spent on health conditions caused by poor housing - Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
• Improving New Zealand’s rental homes will save the health system millions every year - NZ Doctor (paywalled)
• The costs of cold, damp, mouldy and dangerous houses - TVNZ Breakfast (starts at 1:20:30)
• Injuries, disease from bad housing costs New Zealand up to $164m a year - HealthCentralNZ