Single parents and gay couples face rental housing discrimination, Canadian study finds
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study by researchers in Canada finds that single parents are approximately 15 per cent more likely to be rejected by landlords seeking renters, while male gay couples are nearly 25 per cent more likely to be rejected. The research is the largest investigation of housing discrimination towards single parents, and the first to the explore geographic variation in their discrimination.