Accommodation Type - General definitions
Contains a summary of accommodation types for students.
Hostel
A hostel is accommodation that may include shared facilities such as kitchen, bathroom, lounge and recreation room. Some university hostels provide a subsidised rate for students attending that particular university.
Housing New Zealand
Housing New Zealand Corporation is a Crown agent that provides good quality, affordable rental homes for people on low incomes or with special housing needs. Rental properties owned or managed by Housing New Zealand, are generally more affordable because they are subsidised by the Crown.
Renting
Renting is where a tenant or tenants pay an agreed amount with the landlord to occupy the residence owned by the landlord. Generally, renting only involves the cost of the premises i.e. doesn't include expenses such as food, power or telephone.
Boarding
Board is when the amount paid for accommodation also includes other expenses such as food, phone or electricity.
Parental home
A parental home means the home of the parent where the student is living with a parent, or a home provided or maintained by the parent of the student, whether or not the parent lives with the student. It doesn't include a property where the student is paying the market rent or is responsible for the payment of all the outgoings for that home.
By market rent we mean what you might reasonably expect to pay for rent in comparison with rent levels for similar properties in similar areas.
Outgoings can include payments for the following: mortgage, rates, house insurance and essential repairs and maintenance. Expenses such as phone, power or internet payments are not considered to be outgoings.
Own home
You live in a home which you own, or jointly own.
