Study reveals barriers women, gender diverse can face when seeking safe affordable housing
Overall, Niagara Region’s centralized housing waitlist grew by 11.5 per cent between 2020 and 2021, increasing to 9,171 households from 8,228,The region recorded a net loss of purpose built rental units with scarce bachelor and three-bedroom units costing 40 per cent higher than average market rents.
While vacancy rates last year fell to 1.9 per cent, vacancy rates for someone looking at an affordable dwelling saw something lower near one 1.0 per cent. Heritz says they estimate that a single working parent spends more than half of their minimum-wage income on housing. Poor credit scores and precarious employment also had an effect on the participants well-being leading to mental health and self-worth issues for some.Meanwhile, survivors of partner abuse not only faced ongoing confrontations with their significant other but typically stayed paired up with their alleged abuser due to income issues.Also, occupancy in areas with rampant substance abuse contributed to further trauma for the women recovering from addictions.
The brief revealed 14 per cent of respondents said they faced discrimination in attempting to secure housing, with 41 per cent alleging the prejudice was gender-related.Recommendations by the report for policy makers suggests more “gender-based equity in funding” for the
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