For many renters, the start of the month means rent is due and April 1 marked the first time rent has been due since COVID-19 was declared to be a pandemic and Canadians were told to stay home.
Sydnee Blum of Halifax, N.S., is among thousands of Nova Scotians out of work due to the pandemic. “I was a part-time worker, and now I’m unable to work because of the pandemic, I’m also a full-time student so I don’t qualify for EI,” said Blum.
Blum says it was already a challenge to pay for April, and it’s left her having to make some difficult choices. “Am I going to use what little money I have in savings to put food on the table and pay for prescriptions or am I going to put that towards next month’s rent?” She says she’s heard from many others