Without someone to split costs, inflation makes getting by on a solo income even harder.
Even people like Dumaran — who consider themselves fortunate to have decent jobs — are feeling the pinch, largely due to what some are callingIt's the difference between what a single person pays for an apartment over the course of the year compared to what that same apartment would cost, per person, if it were shared by a couple.
And more people than ever are footing those high housing bills on their own. When the latest census was conducted in 2021, 4.4 million Canadians adults lived alone — or around 15 per cent — up from 1.7 million, or 7.1 per cent, in 1981. "I was never a person that was very concerned about where I was grocery shopping. I wasn't checking prices," said Dumaran. "I really enjoyed grocery shopping and going to different grocery stores and, you know, trying new things. Now, I really have restricted myself to a No Frills type of shop."
Elaine Power, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University who researches food security and advocates for universal basic income, says 'single adults are perhaps the most overlooked group in the country in terms of thinking about strategies to alleviate poverty and food insecurity.'
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