Bedbug Infestation: Hamiltonians and Emergency Fund

bedbug infestation: What followed was a series of cuts to the fund, slashing the benefits of hundreds of working poor, unemployed, single parents, newcomers, and other low-income Hamiltonians, according to The Waterloo Record. This will have a devastating impact on low-income Hamiltonians and is a homelessness crisis in the making. In late November, the city announced that the HSB had run out of money. The HSB is an emergency fund available to low-income Hamiltonians who run into unforeseen housing crises, such as falling into rent arrears, needing to pay last month rent on a new place, replacing mattresses after a bedbug infestation, needing assistance in preparing for bedbug treatment, paying utility arrears, and paying moving costs. As a result of the cuts, the HSB is no longer available to a person awaiting payment from employment insurance or does not qualify for employment insurance and has fallen into arrears on rent because of inadequate income. HSB recipients can receive up to 800 single person or 1,500 family every 24 months for these reasons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.