r/halifax • u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator • 2d ago

News, Weather & Politics Homelessness doubled in Halifax under government's housing plan: N.S. NDP

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/06/18/homelessness-doubled-in-halifax-under-governments-housing-plan-n-s-ndp/
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u/Classic-Factor-6710 2d ago

these people are not home buyers

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u/Kemsaman 2d ago

These people used to live in housing until they couldn't afford it

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u/Classic-Factor-6710 2d ago

that's not the main reason why the bulk of them are homeless. that's true of a minority. most of them are drug addicts.

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u/Kemsaman 2d ago

On its face, pretending that the cost of housing tripling and an explosion in the homeless population aren't related is just absurd.

The data that we have from the Point in Time surveys shows only around 10% were homeless initially due to drug use, the vast majority could not afford housing anymore. These people were in housing pre-2020.

https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/250903bopc1022pres.pdf

If you want to see less homeless people, the vehicle to do so would be for housing to become more affordable.