Access to resources

Examples of how access to resources limit or enable housing concerns for people of different genders

• Women mention the need for safe, licensed, and regulated recovery houses, supportive housing with no time limits in Surrey
• Youth who are girls share that transition housing is necessary for youth transitioning out of care
• More Indigenous households need major repairs than non-Indigenous households
• 53% of Surrey’s Indigenous households rent compared to 27.8% of non-Indigenous households. A breakdown by gender is needed for a fuller picture
• Women mention the need for a short-term rental subsidy after escaping domestic violence
• Shelter for elderly women needed in Surrey
• Lack of affordable housing makes it challenging for women to leave abusive relationships; COVID-19 has contributed to an increase in violence
• Lack of long-term support and transitional housing for women in recovery; poor housing causes likelihood of relapsing
• Surrey has the second highest number of people experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver, majority men