Winnipeg’s homeless community may be growing despite efforts to reduce some of the pressures forcing people onto the street.

End Homelessness Winnipeg says there were 8,248 people using shelters, temporary spaces or living on the streets as of the end of March.

“We know Winnipeggers are deeply concerned about our unsheltered relatives,” End Homelessness CEO Jennifer Moore Rattray told CBC News on Monday.

“The problem of lack of safe, affordable housing is just growing, as we can see from the data year over year and even month over month.”

End Homelessness says the number of people entering homelessness “is outpacing” those able to secure housing, with 104 newly homeless people in March compared with February.