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Sheila Block

TO housing wait list grows to 87,486 households as Council debates cuts to housing and homelessness

Toronto’s affordable housing wait list was a staggering 87,486 households in December 2012, up 6.5% from the 82,138 households in December 2011. Toronto Housing Connections, which maintains the wait list, reports that the December number includes 161,602 women, men and children. The latest numbers confirming a severe shortage of affordable housing come as Toronto City Council is in the final hours of debating its 2013 municipal budget, which includes a 50% cut in funding for new affordable housing and other cuts to housing and homelessness services and funding. More Wellesley Institute analysis on Toronto’s proposed 2013 municipal budget here.

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Sheila Block

Sheila Block

Sheila Block was Director, Economic Analysis at the Wellesley Institute 2010-2015. Sheila is an economist whose research interests include labour markets and public finance. Sheila joined Wellesley Institute in 2010 after more than 15 years of advocacy and research for organizations including the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. She has also worked both as a political advisor and public servant in the Ontario government.

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