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Documents show more social housing units are sitting vacant in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan NDP Housing Critic Mira Conway stood in front of a boarded-up two-storey public housing family unit in Regina on Tuesday. Conway said the public continues to pay for boarded-up units that could be repaired and supplied to a family awaiting a suitable living option. – Jul 25, 2023

The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation documents, obtained by the Opposition NDP, show the vacancy rate of government housing has more than doubled over the last 10 years.

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The documents say there were nearly 1,200 vacant affordable homes in 2012.

That is compared to 3,200 vacant affordable homes at the end of last year.

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NDP housing critic Meara Conway says the higher rate is a result of the Saskatchewan Party government mismanaging social housing, especially at a time when more people are experiencing homelessness.

The government has said it’s concerned about the high vacancy rate and that it’s working to fill the homes.

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