Starting on Monday morning with the first of dozens of boxes to be thrown out, when I am done there will be only enough left to fit in a 150 square foot bachelor. I swore I would never move back into a SRO but I just can not afford to live where I am.
It is doubtful I will find another job, I have not given up looking, but have given up hope. EI will run out soon and Social assistance is not enough to cover rent food or bills.. My rent is more than what Social assistance pays and I am not physically sick enough to collect disability, but even if I was, my disability pension would be below what welfare pays..
Not the greatest of solutions but I had better prepare now for the worst, than get caught later on down the road with no plans. I am Still looking for a bachelor or 1 bedroom that I can afford on my income, but have not found one yet.
Currently I pay more than 1/2 my monthly income to rent & in the 17 months I have been looking have remained unable to find a good apartment for less than what I am paying now. Vancouver has lots of good housing but they are all way to overpriced, all the apartments I have seen listed are even more expensive than the one I am in now...
Just how on earth do people on welfare survive. My EI is 1200 a month about 60 percent of what I earned before I lost my Job and I am barely making ends meet.
1200 a month
200 banked in a locked savings for taxes Cause have to pay my own.
678 for rent goes up again in June =( it is currently 652
110 phone internet cable
200 for Food