87 new affordable housing units fall well short of need
Eighty-seven new affordable housing units are in the works, but it`s not nearly enough to shelter the number of St. Catharines residents on the verge of being evicted, local officials say.
New subsidized apartments are being built in four areas of the city, including nine supportive-living units on Ontario Street for people with mental illnesses.
But Niagara`s waiting list for nonprofit housing sits at 4,275 households, or about 7,900 people, said Lora Beckwith, general manager of Niagara Regional Housing. About one-third of those are seniors.
"Many of them are probably on the verge of eviction," Beckwith said. "In these cases, you get decisions at the end of the month like, `Do I pay the rent or feed my kids?` "
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