Toronto's rent crisis is particularly impactful for women escaping domestic violence and need affordable housing options.
Women living in abusive relationships face a unique set of obstacles finding safe and affordable housing in Toronto, advocates say.Toronto's rent crisis is particularly difficult for women escaping domestic violence and need affordable housing options, say advocates.
The 39-year-old says she remembers feeling free and hopeful when she found her current apartment, even though at $2,300 per month it was more than she wanted to spend. Experts say changes to Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act in 2016 allows tenants fleeing domestic violence to terminate a lease in 28 days but more supports are needed for when they leave.
She says one of the barriers to leaving is struggling to figure out how to access fragmented resources, which can often come with unseen complexities at a time when the threat of violence is especially heightened. "I think definitely there needs to be more housing — there needs to be more resources given to the emergency housing, there needs to be more resources given to transition housing," she said.
CBC Toronto reached out to Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Paul Calandra's office for comment, they responded by re-stating their current three year commitment to supporting survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking by increasing access to safe and affordable housing.
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