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The Canadian Housing Survey, 2018: Core housing need of renter households living in social and affordable housing

October 27, 2020/0 Comments/in Statistics Canada Housing and homelessness Demographics, Education, Employment, Financial insecurity, Gender/sex, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Indigenous, Lone parents, Race/ethnicity, Rental housing, Survey Jeannine Claveau Research Statistics Canada /by Carrie Wong

This article provides a high level overview of those living in social and affordable housing by painting a portrait of them based on the results of the 2018 CHS. Socio-demographic and household characteristics are examined using housing indicators such as core housing need.

Hunger Lives Here: Risks and Challenges Faced by Food Bank Clients During COVID-19

September 14, 2020/0 Comments/in Daily Bread Food Bank Poverty issues At risk population, COVID-19, Demographics, Education, Financial vulnerability, Food banks, Food insecurity, Gender/sex, Health, Housing, Inequality, Mental health, Poverty, Poverty line, Race/ethnicity, Rental housing, Social assistance, Survey Catherine Hu, Peter Ochs, Talia Bronstein, Tyler Schnare Research Report Canada, Ontario /by Carrie Wong

This report provides quantitative and qualitative data about the experience of hunger and poverty in Toronto during COVID-19. Based on phone surveys with over 220 food bank clients in May and June 2020 and an analysis of food bank client intake data, the report demonstrates that COVID-19 has led to increased reliance on food banks. The rate of new clients accessing food banks has tripled since the pandemic began. Among new clients, 76% report that they began accessing food banks as a result of COVID-19 and the associated economic downturn.

Expert Insights: Preventing Evictions in Communities of Color During COVID-19

September 1, 2020/0 Comments/in AFN - Asset Funders Network Housing and homelessness COVID-19, Demographics, Employment, Housing, Rental housing Christie Cade, Solomon Greene Tools Webinar United States /by Carrie Wong

COVID-19 is radically reshaping many aspects of people’s financial health in America, including their housing security. The economic fallout is disproportionately impacting communities of color due to systemic inequities related to race, housing, employment, and more. As the protections put in place at the start of the pandemic fade away, the United States are facing an eviction tsunami that will disparately displace Black and Latinx families.

On August 25, AFN’s summer Expert Insights briefed attendees on rental risks and evictions related to COVID-19. Speakers were Solomon Greene with The Urban Institute and Dr. Christie Cade of NeighborWorks America.