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The ongoing mixed-tenure redevelopment of Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood is a multi-decade effort to rebuild the aging community's stock of post-war public housing and radically reshape the social composition of the community with the introduction of market owners and renters. This research provides a useful quantitative complement to the now extensive body of qualitative research concerning the neighbourhood's redevelopment, specifically investigating perceptions of stigma among both public housing and market residents using Pinel's Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire. We find that respondents of all tenures report relatively low levels of stigma consciousness. Unexpectedly, the largest observed difference between discrete tenure groups was between market owners and renters within the market units. Additionally, we find that non-native speakers of English report lower levels of stigma consciousness while the largest source of variation, by a wide margin, is between individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Housing is a pervasive determinant of physical and mental health. Studies indicate the importance of social support to the mental and physical health of individuals who are unhoused; however, to date, little is known about this relationship in persons who are housed in unaffordable accommodations. As the demand for subsidized housing continues to increase far beyond sustainable levels in many countries, investigations of the implications of social support on the health and wellbeing of those waiting for access to subsidized accommodations becomes important to generate evidence-based policy responses. Using data from the NB Housing Study, this paper presents an analysis of the relationships between perceived social support, depression, and self-reported physical health in individuals who wait for access to subsidized housing in New Brunswick, Canada (n = 271). Hierarchical linear regression of Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3) scores on Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 10 (CES-D-10) scores and of OSSS-3 scores on self-reported physical health scores finds increases in social support are associated with decreased depression (F [1, 260] = 26.34, p <.001, R 2 =.32) and greater physical health (F [1, 260] = 7.62, p =.006, R 2 =.15). The findings indicate a need to focus on health interventions that improve mental and physical health alongside social support. Implications for programming, policy, and future research are discussed. Plain language summary: Subsidized Housing, Social Support and Health Housing is a pervasive determinant of health. Studies find that social support impacts the mental and physical health of individuals who are unhoused; however, little is known about this relationship in persons who are housed in unaffordable accommodations. As housing crises persist in many countries, investigations of the implications of social support on the health of those waiting for access to government subsidized accommodations is important to generate evidence-based policy responses. Using data from the NB Housing Study, we analyze the relationships between perceived social support, depression, and self-reported physical health in individuals who wait for access to subsidized housing in New Brunswick, Canada. Our analyses indicate that individuals with higher social support report greater health and decreased depression. This indicates a need to focus on interventions that improve mental and physical health alongside social support, income support, and access to housing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]