We request the City of London declare a state of emergency related to housing:

• The average rent increased by 36.9 % in the last year
• There is a 1 % vacancy rate.
• 6236 families and individuals are on a waitlist for social housing
• Over 2000 people are experiencing homelessness in London
• London Cares reports a 68 % increase in their interactions with the homeless in the last year
• Frontline workers are burnt out and on the brink of collapse
• 57 people have died on the streets in the last year

Declaring a state of emergency can allow the city to access resources from the provincial and federal governments that can help avoid more deaths and suffering in the City of London.