{"id":823837,"date":"2026-07-24T20:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823837\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:39:30","slug":"manitoba-housing-minister-touts-progress-after-250-people-leave-encampments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823837\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba housing minister touts progress after 250 people leave encampments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manitoba\u2019s Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith is touting the progress the province has made on ending chronic homelessness.<\/p>\n

The minister says 249 people have left homeless encampments since January 2025, on track to meet the province\u2019s goal of housing 700 people by 2031.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery Manitoban moved into transitional or supported housing means another Manitoban moving into a safe, secure environment with the supports they need to thrive,\u201d said Smith, in a press release Friday.<\/p>\n

The ministry says since October 2023, Manitoba has committed funding for nearly 1,800 new social and affordable housing units and has repaired over 2,600 Manitoba Housing units.<\/p>\n

Through the Manitoba government\u2019s Rental Housing Construction Incentive (RHCI), the province offers non-profit organizations and private companies with tax credits of up to $8,500 per rental unit and an additional $5,000 per affordable rental unit.<\/p>\n

The RHCI is expected to fund to about 8,500 housing units, with 2,255 of those being affordable housing units.<\/p>\n

She also highlighted the community organizations like Ikwe, Main Street Project, N\u2019Dinawemak, Salvation Army, Siloam Mission, Sunshine House and West Central Women\u2019s Resource Centre involved in helping people get off the streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnding chronic homelessness takes a village, and this work wouldn\u2019t be possible without our partners,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

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