Low-income & Special Needs Housing
Safe, affordable housing is essential to the well-being of all Edmontonians.
Edmonton's dramatic population growth and increase in market rents has led to an affordable housing shortage. There is a housing gap of approximately 7000 emergency, transitional, and long-term housing units in Edmonton and approximately another 20,000 affordable housing units needed in Edmonton.
Edmonton Area Community Plan on Housing and Supports
Annual counts of homeless persons show a decline in homelessness between 2008 and 2012, however over approximately 2,000 people in Edmonton still remain homeless.
A_Place_to_Call_Home_-_10-Year_Plan_to_End_Homelessness.pdf
The City of Edmonton advocates for the provision of housing in Edmonton for people who have a household income that is less than the median income and who spend 30% or more of their gross income on housing.
Building Together: The City of Edmonton Low-income and Special Needs Housing Strategy 2001-2011
Types of Low-income or Special Needs Housing
- Housing and related services for the homeless
- Supportive housing
- Supported housing
- Social or subsidized housing
- Affordable housing
Housing Programs and Services
- Cornerstones II: Secondary Suites Program
- Long-term Affordable Housing grant programs
- Housing Opportunities Program for Edmonton (HOPE)
- Curb Appeal Program
- Safe and Derelict Housing Committees
- Greater Edmonton Foundation (GEF)
- Capital Region Housing Corporation
- Homeward Trust Edmonton
- Homelessness Commission
- Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board
- Housing policy and strategy development for the City
For More Information
Real Estate & Housing
Sustainable Development
11th floor, HSBC Bank Place
10250 - 101 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3P4
| Telephone | In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311 |
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| Fax | 780-495-9916 |
