{"id":10568,"date":"2025-02-14T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:55:58","slug":"largest-ever-investment-in-new-public-housing-by-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/largest-ever-investment-in-new-public-housing-by-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest-Ever Investment in New Public Housing by Province."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Province is building more public housing to provide safe, affordable homes for about 600 more Nova Scotians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc announced today, February 13, that 242 new public housing units will be built in communities where demand for affordable housing is high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The units are in addition to the 273 units, including 51 modulars, announced in the last 18 months, bringing the total number of new public housing units planned, completed or under construction to 515, marking the first major investment in public housing in 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBuilding more public housing is a key part of addressing the housing needs of our communities,\u201d said Minister LeBlanc. \u201cOur government is investing and working quickly to get more Nova Scotians into homes faster. With today\u2019s announcement, hundreds more Nova Scotians will have access to the housing they need to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 242 new units represent an investment of $136.4 million, the Province\u2019s largest ever in new public housing. It is contingent on the 2025-26 budget being passed in the legislature, with the locations to be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update on previously announced public housing units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2023, the Province announced 222 new units to be built at existing public housing sites in Lower Sackville, Halifax, Kentville, Bridgewater, Glace Bay, Grand \u00c9tang and Bible Hill:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>buildings in Glace Bay (22 units) and Lower Sackville (20 units) are expected to be complete this summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the building in Kentville (11 units) is expected to be ready in the fall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the target completion date for buildings in Grand \u00c9tang (11 units) and Bridgewater (21 units) is the summer of 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>another building in Lower Sackville (100 units) and buildings in Bible Hill (seven units) and Halifax (30 units) are expected to be ready by summer 2028.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51 new modular public housing units are in Glace Bay, Ingonish, Port Hawkesbury, Antigonish, Amherst, Springhill, Westville, Barrington, Shelburne, Digby, Liverpool and Wedgeport:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 single-family homes in various locations are complete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>two four-unit buildings in Glace Bay and one in Springhill are complete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an eight-unit building in Shelburne is targeted for completion this spring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>eight-unit buildings in Digby and Liverpool will be ready this summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>target completion for a duplex in Wedgeport is also this summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tenants living in public housing do not pay more than 30 per cent of their income on rent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligibility criteria for public housing:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nspha.ca\/applicants\/eligibility\">https:\/\/nspha.ca\/applicants\/eligibility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News release \u2013 New Public Housing for Nova Scotia:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2023\/09\/27\/new-public-housing-nova-scotia\">https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2023\/09\/27\/new-public-housing-nova-scotia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News release \u2013 More Public Housing for Nova Scotians:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2024\/02\/23\/more-public-housing-nova-scotians\">https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2024\/02\/23\/more-public-housing-nova-scotians<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News release \u2013 More Public Housing for Western Nova Scotia&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2024\/05\/22\/more-public-housing-western-nova-scotia\">https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2024\/05\/22\/more-public-housing-western-nova-scotia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Province is building more public housing to provide safe, affordable homes for about 600 more Nova Scotians. 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