Manitoba Tories: The Employment and Income Assistance Advocates Network ran a contest to find photo evidence of the worst welfare funded homes in the province. Manitoba Tories call for welfare rent increase Anti-poverty rally calls for rental allowance increases, according to CBC. The identities of the renters could not be revealed, as EIA activists said the individuals feared being evicted from their homes and The winners of a contest to find the worst welfare housing in Manitoba have been revealed, and feature everything from exposed wiring to lockless exterior doors to bed bugs. Three winners were selected and photos of the units were shown in various states of disrepair. Leaking roofs, mouldy bathrooms, bed bugs, cockroaches, exposed wiring, peeling linoleum, expired fire extinguishers and doors missing interior locks could all be seen in contest photos.
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