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Need rubric

A planning aid. Not SPDAT. Not a reason to delay housing.

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This is a planning aid for workers. It is not SPDAT, not a score that delays housing, and not a clinical diagnosis.

Need rubric — tick on paper

  • ☐ Safe indoor place tonight — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Income to keep a tenancy this month — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Active eviction clock (notice, L1, Sheriff) — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Violence / trafficking / SPP — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Disability / AODA barrier — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Children or pregnancy — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Indigenous-specific housing path — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Unsheltered / encampment enforcement — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ ID missing — plan: ________________________
  • ☐ Pet / couple / youth exclusion at the door — plan: ________________________

The person with the most “ticks” is not less deserving of a home. They are owed a faster public duty.

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