Summary of the business plan for Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry.

In brief:

• 100 million dollars for affordable housing for the year.
• Includes maintenance of existing properties owned or managed by the province.
• Their plan includes the development of just 306 new affordable housing units in the province this year.

A few things to note:

• The $100 million represents just 0.29% of the total budget—far short of the “1% solution”.
• Rehabilitation and maintenance of existing highways in the province is receiving more than 3.5 times as much funding as affordable housing.
• Calgary is in desperate need of thousands of new units.
• The 306 new units across the province are not solely funded by the province, but also other sources—including the federal government.

The clear message is that housing is not a real priority for the current provincial government.

Edited by Grant Neufeld on Friday, April 20, 2007, 11:03 AM.