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Study finds BC’s welfare system denying assistance to people in need, ‘diverting’ many to homelessness and hardship
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A major study released today finds that BC’s welfare system is systematically discouraging, delaying and denying assistance…
Denied Assistance
Closing the Front Door on Welfare in BC Attachments Summary: Denied Assistance: Closing the Front Door on Welfare in BC Access to welfare opinion poll…
The Promise of Investment in Community-Led Renewal — State of the Inner City Report 2005
Part I: Policy Considerations Download 4.18 MB 44 pages Attachments State of the Inner City 2005: Summary
The Federal Government and Homelessness
Community Initiative or Dictation From Above? Download 302.88 KB23 pages
FastFacts: The Real Housing Shortage in Winnipeg
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BC’s social housing shell game
It seems barely a day goes by without a news story about BC’s hot real estate market and booming residential construction. People are buying up…
Home Truths
Why the Housing System Matters to All Canadians Download 90.7 KB80 pages While far from a failure, Canada’s housing system is falling short on too…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2004, Volume 7, Number 3 Download 1.28 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Shifting to a Sustainable Energy Plan for BC Shifting the Cost of…
Home Insecurity
The State of Social Housing Funding in BC Download 177.33 KB20 pages
Who’s to blame for rising homelessness?
There has been considerable reaction to federal NDP leader Jack Layton’s comments linking Liberal government housing policy and the deaths of homeless people. While Layton’s…
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