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2016 Waiting Lists Survey Report

17 May 2016

Increasing access to affordable rental housing was a key part of both the Liberal Party and the New Democrat Party’s federal election platforms, both of which committed to funding the creation of new units and supporting the non-profit and co-operative housing sectors. [...] These requirements include “an assessment of the current and future housing need within the service manager’s ser- vice area” and “objectives and targets relating to the housing need.” As waiting lists for RGI assistance are one of the indicators of local demand for housing assistance, these figures are included in housing and homelessness plans. [...] In ONPHA’s submission to the Update of the Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy, we recommended that the Province “develop a unique housing program to provide households eligible for SPP designation with housing and other supports outside of the overburdened social housing wait list system.” ONPHA, Building a Stronger Rental Housing System, 2015, p. 18 2 0 1 6. W A I T I N G. L I S T S. S U R V E [...] The priorities in the LTAHS reflect a commitment to increasing housing stability for a number of groups including youth, Indigenous Peoples, the chronically homeless, and individuals exiting provincial institutions through the development of a Supportive Housing Policy Framework, an Indig- enous Housing Strategy, and increased funding for the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative and the In [...] The City of Hamilton, for to the City of Windsor staff, the majority of example, has committed to spending at least participants have achieved housing stability and 65 per cent of its homelessness funding are living successfully in the community.
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36
Published in
Toronto, ON, CA

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