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HaIton's*--housing to become more affordable for low-income singles By IRENE GENTIE The Champion Low-income singles who find it tough to meet steep Halton rents wi1I be the target market for up to 84 rent supplement units allocated by the Province earlier titis year. Regional counicil agreed rccently ta, fécus on singles after leamn- ing they're the moat under-served population in Halton when it cames ta affordable housing. "They tend to be a group that isn't thought about in terma of needa," said Gwen Maloney, director of the Halton Non-Profit Housing Corporation Division. "They're comting ta us for one-bedroom apartmcnts and we the exet h Ion't have any." When most social housing units were being constructed, single copIe weren't fingered as a priority, explained Ms Maloney. By the time their need became obvious, rentaI units in general îad ceased to bc profitable. New units stopped being built, leading ta the current region- vide shortage of rentaI bousing. Today, Halton's vacascy rate is less than I per cent. But it docan't pay for builders todip back into the rentaI market witb land and construction costs as high as they are, said Ms v1aloney. 'The private sector bas told us they don't make money building rental bousing," she said. 'Tbey're better off ta build condos or other types of owncrship housing." Correct earlier imballances Sa wben the Province announced it would belpi fund 84 rent supplemcnt units in Halton, Ms Maloney saw it as an opportunity tO correct %one of the carlier imbalances. "Before we just accept 84 units, let's sec if we can be strategic about this," she said. "Even if it's a drop in Uic buckct in ternit of overali need, we tried ta analyze wbat Uic priorities are." Council agreed ta target singles in the take-up of Uic units, but strested Uiat opportunities ta f111 ail 84 units sbouldn't be wasted. The next step is ta encourage landlords ta take the Province up on its offer. To that end, the Region is poiscd ta launch an information and advcrtising blitz gearcd ta area landlords. 'We want ta sec these units taken up," said Ms Maloncy. She promised ta report back ta, council with information on Uic unit take-up by Uic end of Uic year. Under the rent supplement program, tenants pay a certain por- tion of their incarne toward rent. The Province Uicn chips in Uic reat, an that landiords receive rent at full market value. 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'The more 1 Uiink of the stosy, the lms I.cati believe k," said Mr. westwater.*They were bath maunt men. 1 thoesght it was a pretty neat Uing." once tULammn was st%"&d Mr. MoCmannlIsq zed in Uirougb a windaw ta abat off the van nd open Uie locked Bath men deacve a police citation for Uieir actions, said Mr. Westwate, Whso called Thie Champion in as'tlr ta pub- licly acknawledmU pair. He alan called Mr. McConnelI at work ta personally Uiank him for bis paut But Mr. McConnell shnsgs bis actions off as Just being neigbbourly. 've driven quite a bit and I've seen a lot of accidenta," be said., "Every once in a wltile, you've gos ta do someUing goo4" Ater Uic incident, Mr. McConnell stopped in at Milton District Hospital tQ check on Uic condition of the driver, wbo bad remaiined unconselous even alter the vehicle's flight ended Mts Westwater emcrged fim the mishap wi0hot an out- ward scratch. She was taken ta, tbe bospital for tests, but results werea't in as of press fimie. Even dim Lumina &o« off lightiy. After fixng a tire rm, it was ready ta bc driven-Uic next day.