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inclusive and welcoming community where all residents belong.’

The pilot program will include 15 residents

“We know that poverty is not just about moneybelonging is a big part of the journey and discrimination and stigma make it harder for marginalized residents to access services, get jobs and feel at home,” a report to council adds.

According to the Delta Poverty Reduction Action Plan report last year, while the city is a relatively affluent community, with a smaller proportion of low-income residents than that of Metro Vancouver, higher average annual household incomes, fewer homeless people, and a lower crime rate, pockets of poverty do exist throughout the community

It impacts a disproportionate number of seniors, youth, immi- grants, Indigenous residents and people with disabilities.

Current estimates show that around 10,000 people in Delta live below the poverty line (about 10 per cent), the report notes.

That number increases to 14 per cent for visible minority groups and 30 per cent for recent immigrants. Those groups are especially vulnerable during this period of high inflation and the rising cost of living

Last year, the city also received $50,000 from the UBCM program for the 2022/23 fiscal year to improve food security, improve accessibility to city services and programs for vulnerable population groups and build community collaborations to address systemic poverty issues in Delta

The area’s Single Family Residential designation in the Official Community Plan is intended for single-family housing of low urban density, including homes on conventional-sized lots and comprehensively planned subdivisions.