Housing as a human right, rent supplements and the new Canada Housing Benefit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6427643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Leviten-Reid (0000-0002-0501-5266, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University), Catherine Leviten‐reid (Cape Breton University, corresponding author), Megan Digou (Psychology, Cape Breton University), Jacqueline Kennelly (0000-0002-8991-3898, Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 565-588 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Housing Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3037 • E-ISSN: 1466-1810 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673037.2024.2307595 |
| OpenAlex | W4391448832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 22 |
Demand-side' approaches to housing affordability—including rent supplements and housing allowances—are used to address housing precarity in many countries. A core program of Canada's new National Housing Strategy is the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB), an allowance co-designed and co-funded by provinces and territories alongside the federal government. We explore the implementation of the CHB in one province (Nova Scotia) through the experiences of those receiving rental assistance and non-profit staff supporting them. First, we ask whether the provision of rent subsidies meets a rights-based approach to housing, focusing on affordability, habitability, and security of tenure. Second, we ask whether the transition from the former rent supplement system to the new CHB facilitates or inhibits a rights-based approach. We find that tenants on either subsidy live in housing which is unaffordable, of poor quality, and may lack security of tenure; secondly, the introduction of the new CHB has largely left tenants worse off than under the previous rent subsidy system
Affordable housing · Business · Civil engineering · Civil rights · Economic growth · Economics · Fair Housing Act · Housing tenure · Labour economics · Political science · Public economics · Public housing · Rental housing · Renting · Subdivision · Canadian Policy and Governance · Engineering · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Social Issues and Policies
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |