Expanding Homeless Encampment Support

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Homeless Encampment Action Response Team

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Homelessness program in B.C. budget not working yet in Vancouver and Abbotsford

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Budget 2025 pledged $90 million to expand a two-year-old program to help unhoused people in 10 B.C. communities.

Homeless advocates in two cities say the program has made little difference on the ground so far.

The government pledged $80 million in 2023 to launch the Homeless Encampment Action Response Team .

In Abbotsford , the government has said the HEARTH program would create 111 new shelter beds.

HEARTH’s shelters are intended to be low-barrier, to include spaces for active substance-users who may need to exit and enter throughout the night , Mucci said. UGM ’s shelter spaces are higher-barrier, she added. Burrows said she was happy, though, to see the government pledge in Tuesday ’s budget $75 million this fiscal year and $150 million annually after that to boost rental supports for lower-income families and seniors..

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