“It’s the recognition, at long last, that single people with very low incomes don’t have many housing options.”
The former inn was purchased at a price of $2.6 million and renovated thanks to $5 million in federal funding, as well as support from the city, private donors and the province, which will subsidize rent.
“Replacement of with self-contained social housing is the priority for the City of Vancouver,” the city said. “However, given the ongoing homelessness crisis and the unmet demand for low-income singles housing, we continue to rely on SRO housing as a housing of last resort.”Article content Jill Grant, a professor emeritus of planning at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says the renewed attention on rooming houses is a good thing. “It’s the recognition, at long last, that single people with very low incomes don’t have many housing options,” she said in an interview.Article content
Jino Distasio, a professor of urban geography at the University of Winnipeg, says rooming houses have always been “contentious” for governments, who need to balance a need for affordable housing with the often problematic conditions found in the homes. Cities such as Montreal and Vancouver are trying to eliminate the more problematic elements of rooming houses by purchasing the privately owned ones and converting them to social housing or turning them over to community groups. Some places, including Winnipeg, fund programs to help landlords repair their properties.
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