REGISTRY HELPS FIND HOMES

The provincial government’s Housing Registry maintains a database of applicants, which helps housing providers. • In 2015/16, more than 2,300 households found affordable housing through the registry. Of those, 2,055 (420 of them from Vancouver Island) were regular placements and 244 (74 from Vancouver Island) were housed under priority placements for a total of 2,299 (494 from Vancouver Island). (this means that one or two were from outside vancouver island. doubtful) • A total of 1,442 applicant households were housed in the Capital Regional District in the past five years: • 64 per cent of households were placed in housing within the first year of submitting their application to the registry. An additional 33 per cent of were housed within two to five years. These applicants were considered at a lower priority for housing need than those housed within the first year. The remaining three per cent, the lowest priority, were housed after five years. • Placements included low-income seniors, families, and low-income individuals who were looking for new housing. • Priority is based on need, for example women who have left a violent relationship, homeless people, people with serious health concerns, and families in unstable accommodations such as shared accommodations or a cramped apartment. • In the past year, 6,532 families requested housing, compared to 1,121 singles. • On Sept. 30, there were 15,865 applications in the registry, but many of the people are already housed and are seeking to move to a different type or size of accommodations or housing in a different region. • There were 1,727 applicants in the Capital Regional District and 2,463 on Vancouver Island. • Applicants are advised to be flexible about location. • The registry does not include all social housing and subsidized housing developments, so people should apply directly to those.