Rents to go up yet again and the government complains about the housing shortage as well as the amount of homeless yet i tak ein 2 borders a month with only room for one and Still our rent isn't getting covered .. what does that tell ya, we have good jobs everyone here does and things are still to tight, when 4 people can't make rent in a 2bdrm+den then there is a serious Problem, Here is a news Clipping
The Alberta government is changing some of the rules governing rent hikes, but won't go as far as implementing rent control, Housing Minister Ray Danyluk announced Tuesday.
Among the funding announced Tuesday:
A new Municipal Sustainability Housing Program funded by $100 million a year for three years. $45 million for 300 affordable housing units in Fort McMurray. A new $7 million fund to assist people at risk of losing accommodations due to rent increase and newcomers "who may need temporary assistance until their first paycheque arrives." An extra $16 million for initiatives that help the homeless. Martin says he would have particularly liked to see more money invested in transitional housing, to try to get people out of shelters and into their own homes.
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