Although the regional waiting list may be 1,000 people, we know that there are approx 2,000 affordable housing units here in the city, which is a combination of public, non-profit, and co-operative housing. In addition to that, we know the need is not being met. I don't have the latest local stats for folks in need of affordable housing, but provincially it's over 30,000—a need that has not moved in the past 15 years at the very least.
The number of those in receipt of income assistance is in excess of 7,000, and this is just income assistance; it doesn't include the working poor or people in receipt of employment insurance or seniors in receipt of CPP.
We know there's a huge gap there. I guess that probably gives us a better idea of the number of affordable housing units that are urgently needed in the city.