AFFORDABLE HOUSING - A PRIORITY FOR WINNIPEGGERS IT’S A PRIORITY ISSUE

Large Small AFFORDABLE HOUSING Colour A PRIORITY FOR WINNIPEGGERS Greyscale IT’S A PRIORITY ISSUE Black/White Affordable Housing The citizens say it, our Right to Housing is a coalition of been steadily declining in the past coalition says it, the City individuals and organizations that few years; in the 2021 survey just even says it to itself: Reversed believe everyone has the right to 53% were s. [...] The city’s housing and social programs Comprehensive Housing Needs was the most common Ending homelessness and creating Assessment reported in 2020 answer when asked how to truly affordable housing is a priority that there were over 1,500 people improve the quality of life not only for Right to Housing, but without homes in our city, and over for a vast majority of Winnipeggers. [...] The city’s 2020 The 2021 City Survey conducted core housing need (spending more Comprehensive Housing by the City of Winnipeg found than 30% of household income Needs Assessment reported that investment in housing and on housing)– living in housing that that there were over 1,500 social programs was the most is unaffordable, overcrowded, or people without homes in common answer when asked how in s. [...] The City can also prioritize A bylaw in Toronto prevents the appropriation of delinquent BUILD: demolition or conversion of homes and transfer these at Transfer these at no cost to certain rental properties without no cost to affordable housing a one-for-one replacement with developers, with a priority for affordable housing developers. [...] The housing subsidies is a responsibility City needs to create an Affordable of the Province and the Federal Housing Office of at least 7 full-time Winnipeg has about 40% government, there are a variety of staff to coordinate and support of the City housing staff tools the City can use to support efforts across all City departments compared to other cities in the development of new affordable to d.