VANCOUVER — Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, advocates say. That means a senior who pays $765 a month rent and earns less than $27,000 a year can receive a subsidy of about $200 a month. The number of seniors’ subsidized housing units have decreased nearly five per cent since 2013, while wait lists have grown, she said. Anthony Kupferschmidt, executive director of the West End Seniors’ Network, said high rents are forcing seniors to make grim choices. Even outside of Vancouver, seniors are struggling.

Source: National Post December 17, 2017 12:00 UTC