How to help our grandchildren afford Canadian housing
One of the biggest pressures on people right now is housing and it’s hurting our children and grandchildren in significant ways. Young Canadians – particularly Millennials and Gen Z – are being priced out of their communities. Families are finding it difficult to get a good place to settle down. Rising rents and the high cost […]
B.C. seniors get a little help paying the rent
The British Columbia government is granting a one-time $430 benefit to the roughly 20,000 seniors in its support program for elderly low-income renters. B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says eligible seniors don’t need to apply for the payment, which will be sent out. Kahlon says changes to the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program, known as SAFER, include increasing […]