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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1012/
- Published: 2024-07-29T18:30:21.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-29T18:30:20.000Z
- Description: Roger Fewtrell’s goal is to provide up to 250 first-time buyers with around $100,000 each for deposits on affordable homes
- Author: Good Oil Staff

> A Dunedin millionaire is dedicating $25 million of his personal wealth to help [people buy homes or make essential improvements.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/housing/?ref=goodoil.news)  
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> Roger Fewtrell’s goal is to provide up to 250 first-time buyers with around $100,000 each for deposits on affordable homes he plans to build across the city.  
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> The *Otago Daily Times* reported that the recipients of Fewtrell’s donation would go through a selection process.  
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> “I’m not doling out food parcels. The aim is to help people who are trying hard to get into their own house,” he said.  
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> He wants to assist those “battling to save for a deposit while the cost of living rises and are capable of servicing a mortgage.”  
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> The amounts given could vary from $50,000 to $150,000 depending on need.  
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> Fewtrell, 75, is also establishing the Dunedin Homes Charitable Trust, inviting people to apply for improvements like new roofs, double glazing, or heat pumps.  
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> NZ Herald

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