Housing
- Lack of rooming
houses, other rental options - especially for singles and particularly
in rural communities
- Utility bills can
pose an extreme burden since they are often are very high, due to poor
housing generally, including no/little insulation or improper installation
by landlords
- Shortage of affordable,
adequate housing for non-elderly single people, seniors & families
- Family & Community
Services (FCS) has some housing but waiting lists are long
- No transitional
housing in some areas (e.g. shelters, short -term stay options)
- FCS may support
some hotel accommodations, but these are often a poor housing situation
due to poor quality of the space, and the environment
- First Nations also
face housing issues
- There are too many
restrictive rules for people living in non-profit housing
- Negative attitude
towards people living in subsidized housing
- Home ownership
can be difficult when it comes to improvements and upkeep
- No minimum property
standards in many towns in New Brunswick. Landlords may do a quick fix
on the exteriors, but neglect interiors
- Issue of costs
- hydro, insurance, etc.
Other
Barriers
- Some support for
those who want to go back to school exists but the process is hard for
some to understand
- Issues with family
breakups, i.e. mother receives assistance, support from the spouse does
not go to her. This makes conflict greater.
- Part time work
and inadequate employment
- Problems with pensions
and other income
- Prescription drug
abuse
- Government programs
are narrow – as if “one size fits all” · The “system” is a barrier.
Processes, rules, restrictions
- Trust is an issue.
It is an issue of control
- “Policies” are
so broad it makes individual responses difficult
- “Action” is not
often there to support people reaching out for help. Lots of talk
- A general “stigma”
with one’s address or status
- Lack of information
- some service providers are unaware that single parents are supposed
to have a case plan that may help them to access services that are available
in the community
- Welfare to work/short
term projects
- There is some security
in being on income assistance (health care, etc.)
- Debt load on young
people finishing post secondary education
- Youth 16-19 years
are falling through the cracks
- Fear is a huge
barrier - fear of losing children, fear of losing income support, etc.
- Isolation in communities
- Sustainability
for organizations is an issue. (Some organizations have not had an increase
in funding for years)
- Cost of food
- Cost of Education
- High incidences
of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in some areas
- People leaving
abusive situations
- Low Levels of Literacy
- Cyclical patterns
of poverty in which generations of the same families continue to live
in poverty
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