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Rent Supplements

Rent supplements are one of the tools to help low-income tenants but they are not the entire answer. We also need new units of non-profit housing especially given our aging demographics and the widening gap between rich and poor. 

•    “Rental Supply vs. Rent Supplements”
       Source: TRAC (link to be added)
•    “Rent Supplements, Shelter Allowances and a Modern Housing Policy”
       Source: 2007 Report by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association