08-30-2016, 06:35 AM
(08-29-2016, 09:36 PM)tomh009 Wrote: A good story in the G&M on what Seattle is doing to create affordable housing: 4000 units built and 2000 more in the pipeline.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/brit...e31599625/
6000 affordable units is equivalent to maybe 500-750 units in Kitchener-Waterloo. It would be good to see that!
We have a huge backlog right now, those 750 units would be scoped up pretty quickly.
It's a shame that the government, local, provincial and federal can't figure out a way that would allow working class people, or those that are on disability, to have housing that they can afford. I'm not sure what a good number is, but would 30% of a persons income be considered right for housing? So if someone earns $24,000/year, that's $2000 a month, so they'd pay $600/month for rent, all inclusive (except for cable/Internet/phone).
I still like the way that Habitat for Humanity works, too bad that they can't build more housing. Would be great if all levels of government could get on board with that.