This will be my last response.
Who is talking about wealthy Singaporeans who do not need subsidized housing? That was prove that there are subsidized housing where tenants pay rent geared to income, in the context of residents in Canada.
Given the choice, an immigrant would rather be earning $60,000 or moer a year. But there are recent immigrants or those who became unemployed who may need downward protection.
The quality of subsidized housing varies. The apartments near Queen and Parliament Streets are average, but I know of a couple who pays $300.00 a month for a one-bedroom apartment, because the husband returned to school. That apartment is in a regular high rise, with a fitness club, sauna, and 25 m heated indoor pool, where the Toronto Housing Community pays the difference between the market rent and the $300, to the landlord.
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