Moving Day: Several Hundreds Still Without Housing

Several hundred people remain without housing as the first approaches^any July, a figure that may be an underestimate.

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“What we have to understand is that there are a lot of people who are not getting support because they still have housing on July 1,” Cédric Dussault, who represents housing commissions and tenant associations in Quebec, explained in an interview with TVA Nouvelles. .

In Montreal alone, more than a hundred people have so far been unable to find a roof over their heads. However, these numbers could be revised upward once the period of action has passed.

Emergency rescue services

There are specific emergency services to support homeless tenants in Montreal, just like other cities in the province.

“There are people who will be able to be accommodated by emergency services, both in Montreal and in different cities in Quebec. There will be people in the hotel who will be accommodated by these services,” Mr. Dussault continued.

However, some people will not be able to pick them up because they have left their accommodation voluntarily.

“It is very unfortunate, because in the current context, there are very few, if any, people [du tout] He continued: “Those who leave their place of residence voluntarily without a very important reason, whether it is because they live in completely inappropriate and unsanitary conditions or whether it is due to harassment by the property owner.”

Mr. Dussault believes that these people still need to be supported, because they risk finding themselves on the street very soon.

People who find themselves homeless in 1^any “July, not by choice.”

Furthermore, there will be no typical picture of a tenant without housing in No. 1.^any July.

“It could be anyone. From the moment we are evicted from housing, we are at great risk of ending up on the street. In some areas, it is not even about income. There are people who have a fairly high income, but the availability of it in some areas,” he said. areas is almost non-existent.”

According to Mr. Dussault, the influence of platforms like Airbnb is particularly responsible.

“In other cases, it will be people who have an income and a job, sometimes a family with two full-time incomes, who can't find housing,” he added.

Many people have found housing, but the rent is so high that they have to spend a lot of their income on it.