Dan Levitt says affordability top concern in his first report as B.C.’s senior’s advocate
Seniors in British Columbia are feeling “invisible and forgotten” as they fall thorough the cracks in existing provincial support systems, their advocate says.
The report outlines what Levitt heard during his tour, confirming that B.C. seniors on fixed incomes are disproportionately affected by the high cost of living. The report makes several recommendations for the B.C. government, starting with redesigning the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program. Levitt said seniors also told him they don’t have what they need to keep living in their homes for as long as they can. He called on B.C. to eliminate the daily charge for home support, noting that neither Alberta nor Ontario have such a fee.
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