Union Bug Blog
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Jan 09, 2020 -
Taking Stock of Manitoba's Social Housing Plan
The Manitoba government has made it quite clear– its intention is to greatly reduce its public housing portfolio and look to the private sector to fill the gap. Experiences elsewhere give housing advocates good reason to be concerned. In the absence of robust subsidies and income support, the private sector has demonstrated an inability to supply safe, well-maintained housing at the affordable threshold of less that 30 per cent of total before-tax household income. The reality that there are currently 7000 households on the Manitoba Housing waitlist reinforces the need for more social housing units.
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Dec 13, 2010 -
Investing in Social Well-Being Reduces Health Costs
Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) economist Jim Stanford recently made a good case for investing in social well-being that has the added advantage of addressing expanding health budgets.