Homelessness in Vancouver could triple by 2010
| September 23, 2006- Artist: David Ebey
- Title: Loss of low-income housing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
- Genre: Blues
- Length: 13:07 minutes (12.01 MB)
- Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Show Notes:
A new report says the number of low-cost housing units in the city is dwindling, while demand grows. It says governments need to build 800 social housing units annually for the next four years. The report also points out that one of the causes of homelessness is the fact that the welfare shelter rate of $325 a month has not been increased in 12 years.
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