More affordable housing and addictions supports are needed to address homelessness in Winnipeg, according to findings from End Homelessness Winnipeg’s 2024 Street Census.
The point-in-time count, first conducted in 2015, attempts to measure and understand the circumstances of the city’s homeless population.
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At least 2,469 people were homeless in Winnipeg on Nov. 5, 2024. 67.9 per cent had experienced homelessness for six months or more, meeting the definition of chronic homelessness.
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