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The housing crisis, which was meant to subside four years ago according to statistics, is still continuing, says a housing rights group.

The Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) used moving season that culminated on Saturday to reiterate their demands for social housing.

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Véronique Laflamme, a spokesperson for the organization, said dozens of families didn’t find themselves on the streets on July 1, as was the case in the early 2000s.

Nevertheless, she said the crisis has not abated as salaries aren’t increasing at the same rate as rent prices.

Last year in Quebec, the vacancy rate stayed at 4.4 per cent — a number that should reflect stability in the rental market.

Laflamme argues vacancy rates have decreased at an alarming rate in certain neighbourhoods like St-Leonard and Ahuntsic-Cartierville. She also said there is a shortage of housing appropriate for families.