Statement

An ABC Majority will shift the City’s social and supportive housing strategy to focus on the delivery of quality, livable housing units, instead of the existing quantity-first approach, and ensure that a robust, appropriate continuum of care is enshrined in every project

Overview

Council shifted the City's supportive housing strategy away from quantity-first warehousing by pausing net-new low-barrier builds and demanding higher livability standards and clinical continuum of care from senior governments.

Sources

  • An ABC Majority will shift the City’s social and supportive housing strategy to focus on the delivery of quality, livable housing units, instead of the existing quantity-first approach, and ensure that a robust, appropriate continuum of care is enshrined in every project