A former Manitoba taxpayer advocate says there are too may high-income earners in low -income housing.
Colin Craig, who now lives in Calgary, first investigated this issue in 2013 when he made a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, or FIPPA.
The list he was given by the province then showed 31 people living in Manitoba Housing were making more than $70,000 per year.
Now, he’s releasing the list from 2015, which he said shows the situation is only getting worse.
There are now 51 low-income spots occupied by people with a household income higher than $70,000 per year.
Also, the highest two earners are making more than $200,000 per year.
The NDP said many of these high-income earners are in communities where Manitoba Housing is the only option for renters.
As well, Manitoba Housing sets rent for tenants making more than a threshold amount at market value.
But Craig says that’s not good enough.
"The concern is in places like Winnipeg and Brandon where some of these units are being taken up by high income earning people, when there are true low income people that are waiting to get into these units."
