COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on British Columbians’ finances.The poll, commissioned by credit union Coast Capital Savings, focused on residents of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.It found that nearly four in 10 British Columbians (38 per cent) reported the coronavirus had impacted their employment.
CERB poses back-to-work dilemma: ‘We’re being incentivized to make just under $1,000’ Nearly as many respondents — 37 per cent — said their finances had worsened under the pandemic, while just under a quarter (23 per cent) said their debt levels had increased.More than a quarter of the poll’s respondents (28 per cent) said they had missed or made a partial rent or mortgage payment.A quarter of respondents took advantage of government wage.