Doug Ford is Quietly Planning Over $100 Million in Cuts to Housing and Rent Support Programs
The Ontario government’s 2019-2020 expenditure estimates for the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing show more cuts are coming to
housing supports, rent support and homeless assistance efforts.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing show more cuts are coming to
housing supports, rent support and homeless assistance efforts.
Housing advocates recently expressed worry after the Ford government
cancelled a plan for 800 units of affordable housing in the GTA. But
the most-recent budget estimates suggest this is just the start of the
attacks on provincial housing supports.
Although the provincial government announced a Community Housing Renewal Strategy, its budget estimates announced lower spending for key expenditure items compared to last year.
For line item 1904, titled “Housing Program,” known in the estimates
from the previous year as the “Affordable Housing Program,” deep cuts
are estimated.