不列颠哥伦比亚省的老年人权益倡导者报告称,老年人感到“被忽视和被遗忘”,负担能力、贫困和无家可归的风险是他们最关心的问题。 Seniors advocate in British Columbia reports seniors feeling "invisible and forgotten," with affordability, poverty, and risk of homelessness top concerns.
不列颠哥伦比亚省的老年人权益倡导者报告称,不列颠哥伦比亚省的老年人感到“被忽视和被遗忘”,因为他们没有融入该省现有的支持体系中。 BC's seniors advocate reports that seniors in British Columbia feel "invisible and forgotten" as they fall through the cracks in the province's existing support systems. 丹·莱维特在他的首份报告中透露,负担能力是老年人最关心的问题,四分之一的老年人年收入不足 23,000 美元,处于贫困线以下。 In his first report, Dan Levitt reveals that affordability is the top concern for seniors, with one in four earning less than $23,000 a year, below the poverty line. 许多老年人无力承担住房、食品、医疗设备和其他健康老龄化必需品增加的费用。 Many seniors are unable to absorb increased costs for housing, food, medical equipment, and other necessities for healthy aging. 老年人权益倡导者呼吁重新设计老年租房者住房援助计划,并表示更多低收入老年人面临无家可归的风险。 The seniors advocate calls for a redesign of the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program and suggests that more low-income seniors are at risk of homelessness.