Students’ Union is pushing for more affordable housing in the city as more and more students are housing insecure.
In a release issued Tuesday morning, the union said many students are living in unsafe spaces and even in their cars because rent is unaffordable. According to Rentals.ca’s latest rent report, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,658 a month, a 12.7 per cent increase year-over-year.“Please consider renting to a student, if you are able,” he said in the statement. “Students are living in unsafe conditions and others have had to temporarily live in their cars because they couldn’t find housing. This is not acceptable in a place like Calgary.
“These recommendations just make sense,” he said. “If we want Calgary to be an affordable place to live then we need to be concerned about all Calgarians, not only those who can afford to buy an expensive house. These recommendations would lower the bar for homeownership by allowing secondary and backyard suites that homeowners can rent to students, for example.”
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