Housing Action Plan Essay

When looking at the housing issue as a person who recently moved to Orillia, I find that there is a lack of housing for people in general. Just by looking at the City of Orillia website, it is apparent that they preparing for an increase in population, and there is an action plan for a variety of living arrangments in place, but will it be enough? According to the census data, the population has increased upwards of 2% since 2011, but this was seen as not high enough as it "fell behind national growth rate" (Media, 2016). The City of Orillia believes, that there will "be a need in the numbers of units to increase and also the variety. Affordable Housing options for those with limited incomes, including students, young families and seniors will be required to …show more content…
And as a person who just recently watched their parent purchase two homes for roughly the same price as the listed townhomes, it will be tough for young people and older people who don't make enough to purchase homes. So, for cities like Orillia to accommodate the population of the lower class, they have subsidized housing, or what Orillia calls the "Orillia Affordable Housing Action Plan" and another plan being implemented the "Homeownership Assistance Program"(City of Orillia, 2011). But, unfortunately, these people will not be able to afford to purchase a home, just rent one and that is a large problem for the city. So, the was written in this city is that there is nowhere for people of a lower social class and less income to live. In the graphs attached, it is found that the people of Orillia a vast majority of the people living there cannot afford to pay rent for the housing they want. This is why subsidized housing is brought into place and that is why Orillia chose such an extensive housing plan for the