Category: Campaign Update
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The story of Flora Place and Emergency Housing in Winnipeg
By Doug Smith The February 2021 revelation that the federal government was unable to build a single unit of low-income Indigenous housing…
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Province announces $2.56 million for wrap around services for homeless
The Manitoba government is providing $2.56 million to the Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association (MNPHA) for projects in Winnipeg over the next two…
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Number of affordable homes built in England barely rises
Affordable housebuilding in England barely increased last year, rising just 1% and falling nearly 90,000 homes short of the number the country…
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Residential eviction ban for Ontario tenants comes with some exceptions
Ontario has issued its second moratorium on residential evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, but critics say the wording of the emergency order…
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Renters: Eviction bans in England and Wales are extended
Eviction bans in England and Wales have been extended, following a similar move in Scotland on Thursday. The move will mean eviction…
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New York Bans Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent
The Legislature, addressing hardship caused by the pandemic, convened an unusual special session between Christmas and New Year’s to pass the measure.…
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‘Serious crisis’: Poverty advocate calls for province to enact eviction ban
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba-based poverty advocate is calling on the provincial government to reinstate a ban on evictions. Read full CTV story…
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Rent hike creates tenant turmoil
“Above-guideline increases ‘silent driver’ of housing affordability crisis”
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Wait list soars for Manitoba Housing units — and so do the vacancies
“While 9,000 people are waiting, there are 1,700 units empty, housing advocate says.”
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Social assistance recipients fear clawback over CERB
Manitobans who collected emergency federal pandemic payments on top of provincial social assistance are scrambling to try to stop their benefits from…
