Manitoba’s non-profit housing sector is ready to work with the Government of Manitoba to end chronic homelessness in our province and continue its legacy of providing dignified, affordable homes for more than 15,000 households. To do this, we aim to be the government’s preferred partner in delivering Manitoba’s social housing, and the sector needs adequate capital, operating, and tenant support funding that catches up and keeps pace with both inflation and the immense social challenges tenants are facing. Building on the successes we saw in the 2024 budget, MNPHA has recommendations for this to continue in 2025.

The recommendations include funding for:

1.    The Non-Profit Housing Sector as a Partner in Social Housing Delivery

2.    Repairs and Capital Funding

3.    Supports within Community Housing

4.    New Housing Development

The summary of our budget recommendations is that Manitoba is on the right track. New funding programs and approaches are more efficient and effective because they are based on trust, partnership, and an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to addressing the housing crisis we face. The non-profit housing sector would like two things: to see the principles of the new approaches be applied to old models too, and a significant scaling up of the funding, so more Manitobans can be supported to thrive in healthy, dignified, safe homes