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My home, My castle
- Ellen enjoys sitting outside her new home.
Ellen of Palmerston North is one of the residents to benefit from the Highbury Neighbourhood Improvement Programme.
Ellen has lived in a two-storey home for a number of years, so the move to a single-storey home was one she greeted with enthusiasm.
"I have a patio which I just love to spend time on. The other really neat thing is having a heat pump which keeps the house warm and cosy," says Ellen. "With my disability this home has given me one less hurdle to manage - no stairs, it's great!"
The Highbury Neighbourhood Improvement Programme reduced the concentration of state housing. Some existing homes were modernised, and single-storey refurbished homes were also brought into Highbury, to better meet people's needs.
