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Is there any other place other then welfare that could help a family out with rent for a few months?

Like the title says.

Have you applied for rent assist. Manitoba Rental Assistance.  
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Rent+assist&client=ms-android-bell-ca&hl=en&lr=lang_en&submit=#

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Edited by Homestar, 2020-01-06 18:22:47

Have you looked into loans from the bank or EIA?

A job

Don’t apply for rent assistance, they’ll make you pay back every penny at tax time

I didn't know this. So is rent assist considered income?

I'm not familiar with assistance or welfare or anything but is it not meant to help you out of a soft spot? Like wouldn't you expect to pay it back? I've been in a few jams over the years and I always had to pay back the money I borrowed to get me through them...

How is paying back a bad thing?

I think it is a generational issue. Older people born before the mid 70's were taught that paying back is the right thing to do  
 
As we move forward in time through the 90's onwards youth were given the idea of entitlement and expect to have what they want. It's the we deserve it all phenomena, Fancy jobs, high pay, fancy homes etc . And the resultant high debt. So someone please rescue me!

"Ok, Boomer"  
 
Please don't make blanket statements. MOST people expect and WANT to pay back any hand out they receive.  
Some may not, and this makes no sense to me but in the end your generation (if you happened to be born before the 90's) is to blame for it because they would have been the ones that created these entitled monsters.  
 
Edited by Nunya, 2020-01-08 13:53:51

This is at least the third thread that has degenerated into this "okay boomer" nonsense, although hardly the third to lay undeserved blame on millenials.  
 
While there is a shift in attitudes and social norms over time, it's patently simplistic, unrealistic, and frankly unfair to paint all "boomers" one way, and "millenials" another.  
 
I know baby boomers who are entitled brats who never grew up, even in their 60's and 70's, and I know highly responsible, hard-working millenials that puts most people to shame. Most people, regardless of generation, are somewhere in between. I'm a gen-Xer and frankly, I'm often befuddled by my cohorts too. Some are good, some are bad.  
 
The whole, "yeah, but millenials..." and "ok boomer" doesn't advance the discussion. It doesn't solve the problems. All it does it shut down the conversation. Ageism seems to be the new and socially acceptable form of discrimination and prejudice. But let's call a spade a spade, because it is precisely that - prejudice.  
 
I'm not immune to it. I often have to remind myself of everything I just posted here.

Perhaps the intake workers could direct you to various resources in our community...

I don't recall picking on one particular group, be it Gen X, Millenials or whatever the name is for the current version.  
Yes - I am a Boomer. My generation built and paid for much of what the younger follow-up groups take for granted. And like the comments above, I'm proud of it, retired with everything I need and very worried about what will come after I am gone.  
Blame my generation if you want to do that. Things started to go all to H with the advent of the never-fail philosophy the younger people ( including those in school now) have or are experiencing.  
No one can fail a grade in school, everyone gets a ribbon even if they don't finish the race. Competition is bad - just play the game and get an ice cream cone for loosing. A very large part of the population has been or is being brought up to believe that simply showing up is all that is required.  
 
Over my 45 years managing business I have seen the difference. People took a job and bust their rears through hard work and effort to get promotions. Now after 3 months on the job people think they deserve a promotion and a raise because they showed up.  
 
They have been conditioned to believe that they can have whatever they want without earning it.  
 
I don't care if you don't like my Boomer attitude. What I don't like is the obvious " you are old so shut up" because me and my massive life experience at 30 knows it all - until I need to get my rear end out of hot water.

Well said Nutritionist, well said.

The golden age of western power was the 50’s and 60’s. The great things built and paid for are from that era. The 70’s was the beginning of the end. The boomers were alive but it was the ww2 soldiers that had the ideas, built and paid for it. If anything the boomers are the first entitled generation. Just show up when the factory opens and get a job. Just because you have been on the planet a certain amount of time does not make you more knowledgeable. For some that keep learning it does. For most of us that get stuck in a rut our max knowledge does not increase the way people like to think it does. If you look at what generation has been in power for the last 20 plus years it is hard not to blame boomers for the mess we are in now.

I think I’m classified as a millennial or gen Y (1986) but I definitely have a boomer mentality/personality LOL. I agree with what the above 2 boomers said

No that’s not how that works lol.. instead of getting the renters tax credit if receiving rent assist, they claim the credit ( being they paid that portion of your rent it makes complete sense you don’t get the credit) but depending on how much you receive there may still be a portion of that credit available. Rent assist also can’t be combined with welfare and a few other govt fundings

Omg. Mr cream egg please don’t spout inaccurate information and to the OP don’t ask for real information on this site. Call BNRC tomorrow and get some real help.

I am on disability and it is incredibly hard to live. I had a very good job but I lost it due to my disability and I am having trouble finding another one because of it as it needs to be an office job. I'm a single person And it very expensive living on tour own. My cell phone is the cheapest plan possible, I don't have cable although I have internet to search for jobs at home.  
 
The worst part is that there is no savings. And I found out I need to spend $700 at the dentist and that's money I do not have. And no it's not covered by family services and I can't afford $100 a month for health insurance for descent coverage, remember I have no money left over at the end of the month...  
 
Not all people spend their money on alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, expensive clothes (I haven't bought a new shirt in 2 years) and usless stuff you don't need.

When I was working part time, I was making a little less than $8/hr and I could afford my portion of the $600 rent with my room mates with money for fun. Now, my daughter has a part time job, making slightly more than $8/hr and rent in Brandon is twice what I was paying back then...and people have the cahonies to blame financial problem on the individuals habits? Is it not boomers who own a lot of these properties and own a lot of these low paying companies??

its just for a laugh, don't get offended.  
 
https://thecooperreview.com/boomers-vs-millenials-work/

Typically ( but not always) if you have an $8.00 an hour job it is because you do not have the skills necessary to earn a more lucrative salary. That may be because of unfortunate occurrences or because of a lack of initiative. You can be a wonderful person but if you have no marketable skills, you have no justifiable reason to expect to be paid more.  
 
Is your daughter going to school like BU or ACC. Is she enrolled in an apprentice program. Is she doing anything to better herself. If she is trying many companies have programs to assist with further educations. I think companies like Mc Donalds and Timmy's have programs.  
 
Life is what you make it. If you want to move up, it takes effort not a father feeling sorry for you. Perhaps she should move home until she is able to financially support herself?  
 
Because a Boomer was successful and built a business through hard work and dedication it does not follow that they should have to pay high wages. The marketplace sets wages. If there are lots of unskilled people looking for work the lower end of the scale will prevail. If there is a shortage of people, the base wage will rise. If you have a skill that is in demand then you will get paid accordingly.

For those talking about current $8/hr (or slightly above) jobs, the minimum wage in Manitoba is $11.65.

I apologize, OP, that this reply is not related to your initial question, but is a response to other replies I have seen on this thread.  
 
To those complaining about the spending habits of other people, have you considered that society has been set up to be in debt? We live in a capitalist/consumerist society. Corporations want us to spend money, and they invest profits on increasing our likelihood of doing so by running commercials, producing coupons, etc etc.  
 
Many of the frivolous spenders in our society are such because they were taught to be. Those of you who are complaining that the younger generations don't save money, how many of your taught your children finances? How many of you taught your children how to save and how to prioritize? How many of you failed to teach your children that happiness does not come from the things that you own but rather how you feel about yourself regardless of your circumstances? All of these things contribute to big spending, thinking that a new car and a new house will make you happy is the reason why people make these purchases. Then when people are dissatisfied, they turn to substances because they have the things that 'should' make them happy, but they aren't, so they do whatever they can to find that happiness, even if it's only temporary.  
 
By no means am I saying that people shouldn't take responsibility. But the perceived "entitlement" comes from somewhere and most of it is out of our control.

ran and ad and had over 1000 hits. position paid 17/hr. interviewed 3 people: 1st was approx. 38 yrs old and had all the skills. our concern was that this was short term. 2nd was about 28, wanted to know our management style which was fine and a few other questions was strange. Last was 50 and seemed like the best fit. we hired her and in first year had 4 raises.  
 
I called the second because I wanted to refer her to a job paying over 100k because I thought it was a good fit, she reprimanded me for giving her name to our related partner company.... I retracted referral.  
 
when hiring you can see significant differences in applicants and attitude by age. Not speaking of work ethic only how they represent themselves in attitude  
 
We have also called a person 4 times as they are trying to figure out life before we move on to another applicant. guess on age? it is different out there.

Your daughter makes slightly more than $8/hour? Minimum wage is just under $12 soo what kind of job does she have?

I understand that if you live in a Manitoba housing unit your rent is 25% of your income.  
Does anyone know if that’s right. I have a family member that has income away below the poverty line and there rent is over $700 in a Manitoba housing one bedroom suite in a seniors centre

When we used Mb housing it was around the 25-27% range. That was only rent. We had a water bill, hydro, etc. that was above and beyond the standard rent fee. The fees should be laid out in their rental agreement.