c/britishcolumbia · by Lengsel@lemmy.ca · 3y

100,000 Households On Verge Of Homeless

https://tnc.news/2023/06/19/bc-rent-homelessness/

In BC, 100,000 households close to becoming homeless

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If it wasn’t for my family’s support I could not afford a place to live. I have no idea how we are supposed to build lives like this.

BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That's one way to drive up vacancy rates and drop prices.... Far easier than building 100,000 new units (about two full years worth of construction)

Lengsel@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

I quickly suspected that you were being sarcastic.

I would say for all of BC, might need a million more places to live and then all of the tension will fall off and easier to move to wherever people decide to go.

Alatarius@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Sadly in the US it's worse.

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

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