Half of Nova Scotians Awaiting Public Housing Are Seniors

Nova Scotia's deputy housing minister reports significant senior population on wait-list and highlights progress in reducing unit turnaround times.

Approximately 3,500 of the 7,000 households on Nova Scotia's public housing wait-list are composed of seniors.
Seniors also make up more than half of the 17,500 low-income residents currently living in the province’s 11,200 public housing units.
NDP Leader Claudia Chender criticizes the government for the high number of seniors struggling with housing costs.
Deputy Housing Minister Byron Rafuse states that the government is making 'fairly good' progress in reducing the wait-list.
Unit turnaround times have been reduced by 25% since December 2022, now averaging 134 days to prepare a unit for a new tenant.