This year’s count identified 1,665 people who were experiencing homelessness, versus 1,523 in 2020
A one-night count of individuals living rough or in shelters throughout Greater Victoria found slightly more people with no permanent accommodation than the last count three years ago.
This year it identified 1,665 people who were experiencing homelessness, compared with 1,523 in 2020. “Many people are just one crisis away, one paycheque away from being unhoused these days,” said Gibson. “The system is broken. We know that the cost of living has gone up. We know that the cost of housing has gone up. Yet the disability and social assistance benefits do not adequately cover people’s living costs,” said Gibson. “They are most impacted by economic factors out of their control. A lack of income exacerbates homelessness.”
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