Right.
We've recognized within our system that the approach we were taking may not have been identifying people's actual circumstances in reality. We were using assessment tools that were giving us a needs assessment score, but they weren't necessarily giving us an indication of what the actual need of that individual was.
For example, we know that the social housing legislation in Alberta prioritizes single parents or parents with children—families—over homeless individuals. This was a system designed specifically to serve families, and it had a purpose at the time and there were priorities at the time that needed to be addressed. However, that legislation has not been revised for 25 years, and it is now mis-serving.... It proposes to serve those in greatest need, but the definition of who is in greatest need has changed. The assessments that are used to determine who is in greatest need are misaligned with the actual needs of the individual.