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Number of homeless people in Toronto more than doubled between 2021 and 2024: report

The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
Number of homeless people in Toronto more than doubled between 2021 and 2024: report

Outreach worker Lorraine Lam distributes cold weather supplies to a tented resident, as temperatures plummet in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

The number of homeless people in Toronto has more than doubled between the spring of 2021 and last fall, a newly released survey showed.

Toronto's Street Needs Assessment survey estimated that 15,400 people were homeless in Toronto last October, up from about 7,300 in April 2021.

"These data highlight the failure of multiple systems, such as affordable housing, health care, mental health, income support, and the justice system," a city report said.

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