2010 Report Card - Adequate Rental Housing: There Is No Place Like Home in Waterloo Region

Everyone has a role to play in ending homelessness and promoting housing stability in Waterloo Region – all levels of government, non-profit groups, the private sector and community members. This report card and its accompanying booklet have been created by the Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group to bring awareness to the issues of homelessness and housing in Waterloo Region. Housing stability is characterized by safe, affordable and long term residency.

Housing stability requires the following factors to be in place:

• The housing must be safe, accessible, adequately maintained, of suitable size, affordable, provide security of tenure and be considered acceptable by the individual.

• People must have enough income to sustain the minimum standards for rent, utilities, food, health, clothing, education, transportation and recreation.

• People must have the opportunity to access additional support, as needed, to help them live as independently as desired and to connect to others in meaningful ways.

As housing stability increases, the risk of homelessness decreases.

The 2010 report card booklet highlights the importance of adequate rental housing. A glossary of terms and an explanation of the data can be found on the Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group website at www.hhug.ca. This report card grades how we as a community have addressed housing stability by comparing 2009 data to 2008 data.

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Report Card |Booklet

Publication Date: 
2010
Location: 
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada