NS Housing Crisis

• ‘It’s demoralizing’: Dartmouth housing complex’s demolition has tenants concerned

  Tenants of Ocean Breeze in Dartmouth, N.S., are mourning the loss of their community as demolition begins this week for a new housing development.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2024
  
• N.S. woman spends most of her income on rent, says it’s ‘impossible’ to get help

  A Halifax woman says the Nova Scotia government rejected her rental assistance application despite 64 per cent of her monthly income being spent on housing.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
  
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• ‘It’s brutal’: Halifax housing program can’t meet demand as more face homelessness

  It’s the end of the month, and for some families in Halifax, that could also mean the end of their housing as leases expire and affordable options remain scarce.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2024
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• N.S. landlord group says fixed-term leases are needed. Not everyone’s convinced

  A group representing landlords in Nova Scotia says the province’s already-strained rental supply will decrease further if fixed-term leases are restricted or eliminated.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2024
• A year ago, they had nowhere to live. Now they’ve won the lottery and are giving back

  After winning $100,000 on an Atlantic Lottery ticket, a couple living in the Halifax area have decided to use their good fortune to help a homeless community as winter approaches.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2023
• Nova Scotia government lays out plan to reduce 41,000-home shortage by 2028

  Housing Minister John Lohr announced the province will make $1-billion in investments over the next five years “to create the conditions” for additional housing.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2023
• Nearly half the applicants on N.S. public housing waitlist are seniors

  Only 30 per cent of Nova Scotians have a pension from their workplace, so most seniors often have to rely on their own savings, and government supplements.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2023
• N.S. to build rent-geared-to-income tiny home community in Halifax area

  The Nova Scotia government says a tiny home community with more than 50 units is coming to Lower Sackville to help house those experiencing homelessness.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023
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• ‘I thought it was a dream’: Halifax senior living in tent finds a new home

  A Halifax senior who went public with his story about living in a tent last week has found a place to live thanks to the kindness of a stranger.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2023
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• Nova Scotia to start building public housing again after 3 decades

  The units will be built on provincially-owned land close to existing public housing developments in Bridgewater, Kentville, Truro, Cape Breton and Halifax Regional Municipality.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023