NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 88 — 13 AUGUST 2015

(2) A tailored agreement may contain other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the purposes set out in clause 4.

9. Terms as to price that may be included in a tailored agreement—(1) For the purpose of clause 8(1)(e), the terms and conditions of a tailored agreement may include provisions requiring the agency to:

   a. pay an agreed amount or amounts as the price for providing social housing and related services (or both), whether or not the amount or amounts agreed are more or less than the difference between the market rents and income-related rents for the housing;

   b. pay an agreed amount or amounts for successful achievement of an objective or objectives related to the provision of social housing defined in the tailored agreement;

   c. pay an agreed amount or amounts in respect of existing premises that are to be provided as social housing under the tailored agreement for periods that they are vacant;

   d. pay different agreed amounts for related services for different tenants or tenancy situations;

   e. pay fixed or indexed rates for any premises identified in the tailored agreement that may be different to the market rent for the premises;

   f. pay for the provision, by the social housing provider, of social housing that is not owned by the social housing provider.

   (2) Subclause (1) does not limit the generality of clause 8(1)(e).

10. Payment terms that may be included in a tailored agreement—(1) For the purpose of clause 8(1)(f), a tailored agreement may include terms and conditions requiring the agency to pay the price for the provision of social housing and related services (or both) in any, or in a combination of any, of the following ways:

    a. By phased payments;

    b. by one or more lump sum payment or payments;

    c. by payment in advance of the social housing or related services (or both) being provided to tenants by the social housing provider;

    d. by payment on the successful achievement of an outcome or outcomes that are defined in the tailored agreement.

    (2) Subclause (1) does not limit the generality of clause 8(1)(f).

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of July 2015.

Hon PAULA BENNETT, Minister for Social Housing.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the direction, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This direction to the social housing agency under the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 ("the Act") is given by the Minister for Social Housing exercising the powers of the Minister responsible for the social housing agency under an authority given by the Prime Minister dated the 17th day of November 2014. The direction comes into force on 10 August 2015.

The direction, in accordance with which the agency is authorised to enter into tailored agreements for the provision of social housing, is broadly enabling. It sets out matters that the agency must include in its consideration of whether to enter into tailored agreements, and matters that the agency must ensure are included in a tailored agreement with a social housing provider. These include that the agreement is consistent with the purpose of promoting social housing outcomes that reflect the diverse needs of tenants and the diverse range of existing social housing providers and potential providers. Nothing in the direction requires the agency to enter into tailored agreements or affects the way in which a social housing tenant’s rent is to be calculated under the Act.

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