The B.C. government has selected three non-profit housing providers to add more than 110 units of new affordable rental housing for seniors and people with disabilities in the Okanagan.

Following a Request for Proposals, the successful proponents are:

• Peachland Seniors Support Society – 68 units for seniors at the 4400 block of 6th St.;
• Enderby Seniors Housing Society – 36 units for seniors added to the 15-unit building the society operates at 708 Granville Ave.; and
• Penticton and District Society for Community Living – eight units for people with disabilities at 180 Industrial Ave. W.

The Province will arrange construction financing of approximately $10 million for the three developments.

Quick Facts:

• Since 2001, the B.C. government has invested $4.4 billion to provide affordable housing for low-income individuals, seniors and families.
• This year, more than 102,500 B.C. households will benefit from provincial social housing programs and services.
• More than 52,800 seniors’ households throughout British Columbia receive support for housing, including more than 21,500 in independent social housing.
• Since 2001, more than 11,900 new units of housing for seniors and people with special needs have been created throughout the province.
• Last year, the Province invested over $7.5 million to provide subsidized housing and rent supplements for more than 2,100 households in the Okanagan-Similkameen region. This includes providing support for over 1,600 senior households and over 310 family households.

Learn More:

For more information on affordable housing programs and the province’s efforts to end homelessness in B.C., please visit: www.housingmattersbc.ca/factsheets.html and www.bchousing.org

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