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Homeless & housing insecure people


From the Métis specific poverty reduction consultation

Recommendation 1: There is a need to address affordable housing for Métis people in British Columbia. It is recommended that the Provincial government provide funds to MNBC on an annual basis to create Métis specific housing that will offer income based rents. A housing project with a mixture of Elders, families and singles will create a sense of Metis community.


From the Métis specific poverty reduction consultation

Recommendation 2: Métis people living below the poverty rate need additional funding assistance. It is recommended that the Provincial Government needs to ensure that the income assistance, disability and pensions rates meet the cost of living.


From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 11: Increase housing stock for Indigenous people in both urban and rural communities, on and off reserve, including safe secure housing for women, women as single parent families and men.


From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 16: Adopt rent controls and social housing health inspection processes.


From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 17: Place the community at the centre of the poverty reduction plan and build the suite of wraparound services around the clients’ needs, where they live.


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