Seventh Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa, Jan - Dec 2010
Description:
POSITIVE IN 2010
- Thanks to housing, shelter and service providers and
federal, provincial and municipal funding, some 334
new additional affordable units were added in 2010.
These included:
- Beaver Barracks – 160 units in Phase I
- The Oaks – supportive housing for 55 people
- The average stay of youth in shelters is close to the target adopted last year – 30 days
NEUTRAL IN 2010
- The Federal Government renewed its homelessness funding to 2014 but with no increase since 1999
NEGATIVE IN 2010
- No plans to increase amount of affordable housing in Ontario’s new Affordable Housing Strategy
- No National Housing Strategy
- The average stay in shelters continues to rise - 72 days on average for families
- Housing affordability did not improve for OW and
ODSP Recipients
View the Report Card: English | French
ATEH Backgrounder: Targets, Grading, Indicators: English | French
Type of Resource:
Report Cards
Publication Date:
2011
Location:
Ottawa, ON, Canada