The first of the changes will make up part of next week’s Budget - with changes to social housing tenants’ financial responsibilities.

The changes will boost support for more than 100,000 families, and leave 80,000 worse off.

The first of the changes will make up part of next week’s Budget - with changes to social housing tenants’ financial responsibilities.

Tucked alongside the Government’s social housing announcement was another Budget cut set to impact an even larger group of low-income New Zealanders.