Province says 186 housed under plan to end chronic homelessness

The province says 186 people have been housed from encampments, and another 80 from shelters or transitional housing into supported homes since last January when it launched it’s plan to end chronic homelessness.

In a release Friday, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith said her government has funded 1,640 social and affordable housing units since forming government in 2023, with 252 completed and 718 under construction, while also repairing and reopening 2,183 Manitoba Housing units.

The province has also approved 46 projects through its Rental Housing Construction Incentive, supporting the development of more than 3,000 units, half designated as affordable, and backed by $31 million in tax credits.

Community partners, including N’Dinawemak and End Homelessness Winnipeg, said in the release that progress reflects strong collaboration, while acknowledging more work is needed to address chronic homelessness.

End Homelessness data suggests 917 people are experiencing chronic homelessness in Winnipeg as of January.