City of Ottawa staff say the Ontario government has not been transparent in explaining its changes to homelessness funding after Ottawa was allocated less than $1 million more in new money this year. ottnews
The province is providing $48,464,600 in funding through the homelessness prevention program , which is an increase of just $845,100, or 1.8 per cent, from last year's funding. The city says Ottawa is receiving 0.4 per cent of a $202-million increase to the HPP provincewide, announced in the 2023 provincial budget.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing said in a statement to CTV News Ottawa on Tuesday that Ottawa was receiving disproportionately higher funding under the previous model and that this had been explained to officials on multiple occasions. "At present, 230 units are under development and most are expected to become operational over the next 18 months. The estimated annual operating funding required for those units is $6 million," Freire said. "Of these units, 180 units cannot be stopped, they are fully into construction, but a remaining 54 are at risk and we will not be able to support future projects without an increase in operating funding.
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