Internal government documents obtained by The Canadian Press show that the fund has doled out $170,000 in grants as of March 2015, while at the same time spending more than $2.4 million on costs.
The box-like development on a city-owned site across from Vancouver’s Science World, will provide housing for 40 low-income residents. Monthly rent for a studio: $375.
A human rights-based policy would include eliminating discrimination in housing programs, setting measurable goals and timelines to reduce poverty and it could help hold government accountable.
Co-operative housing providers are being given a multi-million-dollar financial boost by the federal government to help thousands of low-income tenants stay in their homes.