B.C.’s ministers of housing and poverty reduction say relief and additional supports are coming for renters, low-income residents and the homeless who are struggling to cope through the coronavirus pandemic. “We do know, and are very well aware that the next rent payment is coming up soon, and I want to reassure those who are afraid of losing their homes because they can’t pay their rent that help is on the way,” Housing Minister Selina Robinson told reporters on Saturday.
But renters will have to wait until early next week to see if B.C. introduces a ban on evictions, which has been repeatedly requested as tenants lose their jobs due to provincial restrictions on social gatherings that have shuttered many businesses.