Disabled people overrepresented in study of evicted tenants
Disabled people overrepresented in study of evicted tenants
A recently-released Statistics Canada study of evicted tenants found that disabled people are overrepresented among recent evictees.
The study, released Friday, also found that no-fault evictions — including an owner moving into the unit, selling the unit, or performing major renovations — are the most common reason for a tenancy to be terminated across the country.
Multiple studies have previously shown that B.C. leads the country in no-fault evictions, with Metro Vancouver previously being named the eviction capital of Canada.
However, the study's finding that disabled people were overrepresented among evictees has one disabled policy analyst asking for accessibility to be put front and centre when it comes to building new affordable housing.
We need more funding for disabled people. They don't even get 30k per year to live off of. There needs to be a better safety net and more services.
This is unsurprising. The ODSP shelter portion is about $672/month for a single person. It's very difficult to find shelter for that amount in most places in Ontario, for one.
I have a family member who is on Disability in BC, and they get 375 per month for rent.
Someone I knew became disabled within the last year and she lost her apartment, car, job, everything. She's in section 8 housing now and can't work.
When public housing stock is shrinking to single digit levels and being replaced with crumbs for new subsidized units it's no wonder disabled people are evicted en masse.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A recently-released Statistics Canada study of evicted tenants found that disabled people are overrepresented among recent evictees.
The study, released Friday, also found that no-fault evictions — including an owner moving into the unit, selling the unit, or performing major renovations — are the most common reason for a tenancy to be terminated across the country.
It found that around three per cent of renters had experienced an eviction in the preceding 12 months, which represented one per cent of all Canadians — though the study cautions that the small sample size means statistics about the reason for eviction should be used with caution.
"We have a highly individualistic, consumerist approach to disability," she told CBC News.
"You might not be able to get an accessible shelter space because they don't exist," she said, adding that couch surfing is also often not an option for disabled people.
In addition to the findings around disability and no-fault eviction rates, the Statistics Canada study also found that evictees were more likely to report poor mental health compared to the total population.
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My next question is how easy is it to claim disability? How prevalent are fraudulent claims?