It’s time Toronto built housing, not shelters for the homeless, Sept. 14The Star editorial is spot-on in calling for more housing, rather than expanding shelters. The Shelter Recovery report going to council provides a sound approach to start changing the trajectory. There are currently more than 18,000 people on the supportive housing wait list, up from 700 in 2009. This means if Toronto were to meet its target of 18,000 supportive housing units over 10 years, there would still be over 24,000 people on the wait-list in 2030. This can be part of our COVID recovery plan, as every dollar invested in housing will produce a $1.52 multiplier effect on Toronto’s economy.

Source: thestar September 20, 2020 03:56 UTC