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Disabled senior wins right to human rights hearing after B.C. Housing slashes rental subsidy

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A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to let a complaint proceed against the housing authority.

Constance Howard , an elderly woman with disabilities, had her rent subsidy cut when her son moved in to become her full-time caregiver.

The tribunal accepted the complaint on the grounds of family status, and the tribunal is fast-tracking the hearing.

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English

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