Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

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Service
Relevant Community
Outcomes
Relevant Issues & Constraints
Who benefits, and
over what period
Future Funding & Sustainability
Community Services
and Facilities –
Pensioner Housing
The Council’s funding of
Pensioner Housing contributes
to the Hurunui
district being:
A desirable and safe place
to live:
• We have attractive well
designed townships
• Communities have
access to adequate
health and emergency
services and systems
and resources are
available to meet civil
defence emergencies
• Risks to public health
are identified and
appropriately managed
A place where our
traditional rural values and
heritage make Hurunui
unique:
• People have a range
of opportunities to
participate in leisure
and culture activities
• Our historic and
cultural heritage is
protected for future
generations
Those living in an area with
housing benefit more than
those living outside of such
an area, and those who qualify
for housing benefit much
more than those who do not,
hence there is a benefit in
terms of increased transparency
and accountability from
funding this service distinctly
from other activities. There
are no significant costs associated
with this distinction.
The predominant benefit
is to those provided with
housing, however the
District as a whole also
benefits from the knowledge
that pensioners on low
incomes are housed in
reasonable accommodation
and are housed locally -
the need to travel out of
the District to visit elderly
friends and relations will be
lessened.
There are capital costs
associated with the
construction of the housing.
The benefits accrue over
the life of the buildings. This
implies that the structures
should be funded by way
of a loan pursuant to the
Council’s Internal Financing
Policy. Operational costs
are maintenance and
benefits accrue at the time
the expenditure takes place.
Operational and Capital Costs:
• Rents a r e set at an affordable level, ideally
so as to recover 100% o f costs, with any
shortfall to be made up from the District
Rate on Capital Value.
Sustainability:
• There will be a positive effect on the current
and future economic wellbeing of the
persons housed. Any slight negative effect on
the current and future economic wellbeing of
ratepayers in general will be offset by gains in
social wellbeing.
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