Housing & Homelessness platforms

Here's what the NL 2025 parties are promising.

Home construction and supply

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Home construction and supply.

PC

  • Work with municipalities to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens on development and redevelopment

    "Reduce the red tape surrounding new home builds and redevelopment. We will work with municipalities to encourage red tape reduction and explore modular home construction as a solution to build homes faster." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

NDP

  • Assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops, and community groups to build affordable housing

    "We’ll assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops and community groups ready to build the affordable housing needed in their communities – removing the red tape and empowering local communities to be part of the solution." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Create a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes to raise funds and arrange financing for NLHC to oversee construction

    "Creating a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes, to raise the funds and arrange financing so the NLHC could take on and oversee construction" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

Home purchases and ownership

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Home purchases and ownership.
We don't have any PC policies on Home purchases and ownership.

NDP

  • Double the grant size in the First-Time Homebuyers Program

    "We’ll double the grant size in the First- Time Homebuyers Program – helping first- time buyers save up to $1,500 and making homeownership more affordable." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

Homeless services

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Homeless services.
We don't have any PC policies on Homeless services.

NDP

  • Provide individualised support to homeless people to find secure long-term housing first

    "We’ll take a housing-first approach, getting people a roof over their heads and providing the individualized support they need to secure long-term housing – treating housing as a human right and ending the cycle of homelessness." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

Public and affordable housing

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Public and affordable housing.

PC

  • Repair and replace uninhabitable NL Housing units, modifying multi-bedroom units into single-bedroom units

    "Aggressively repair or replace uninhabitable NL Housing units. Where possible, we will modify large multi-bedroom units into smaller units for single individuals." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Invest $26M to build seniors' communities across the province

    "While speaking to a local seniors' organization, Wakeham announced a new PC government will invest $26 million to help build vibrant, active, seniors communities across the province.

    'My government will work with communities - just like the one here in Lab west, to help create affordable and independent housing for seniors who prefer to move into a community environment,' said Wakeham 'We want seniors to live healthy, active lives surrounded by their friends in their communities' "

    pcnl.ca, retrieved 2025-10-06

NDP

  • Build 1,000 public housing units every year, with a $150M annual investment

    "Investing $150 million yearly to build up NL Housing’s supply by 1000 new units – repaying that loan through rents collected over an amortization period of 40 years" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops, and community groups to build affordable housing

    "We’ll assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops and community groups ready to build the affordable housing needed in their communities – removing the red tape and empowering local communities to be part of the solution." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Create a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes to raise funds and arrange financing for NLHC to oversee construction

    "Creating a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes, to raise the funds and arrange financing so the NLHC could take on and oversee construction" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

Rental housing

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Rental housing.
We don't have any PC policies on Rental housing.

NDP

  • Introduce a Tenants' Bill of Rights
  • Limit rent increases
  • End no-cause evictions
  • Ban application and holding fees
  • Close loopholes like renovictions

"We’ll introduce a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – limiting rent increases, ending no-cause evictions, banning application and holding fees, and closing loopholes like renovictions to protect renters and keep housing affordable." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

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