Whanganui state house tenant Wendy Ross has been told she can stay in her house for the forseeable future.
She had been asked to leave by July 18, and is "over the moon" at having time to reflect and find somewhere else to live.
Ms Ross met with a Housing New Zealand staff member on Wednesday - the day the Chronicle ran a front page story on her battle to stay in the Puriri St state house that has been her home for 30 years. She was told the order to leave had been rescinded because her personal circumstances had changed in that she was no longer working full-time.
She now works part-time as a carer on the minimum wage of $15.25 an hour. The rent for her house takes up most of her pay and she gets help from her adult children.
Ms Ross has lived in her three-bedroom house for 30 years, and brought up three children there.