HOMELESSNESS
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Total number of people experiencing homelessness: |
211 (2018) |
| Percentage of provisionally accommodated: | 71% (2018) |
| Percentage of emergency sheltered: | 15% (2018) |
| Percentage of unsheltered: | 14% (2018) |
| Percentage experiencing chronic homelessness: | 45% (2018) |
HOUSING
| Social housing: | 1,433 (2017) |
| Rent supplement units: | 273 (2015) |
| Non-profit units: | 851 (2015) |
| Bachelor Vacancy Rate: | 2.5% (2018) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 2.6% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 2.4% (2018) |
| 3+-bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 0.5% (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (bachelor): | $722/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm): | $918/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm): | $1027/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (3+ bdrm): | $1272/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$706 (2016) |
| Ontario Works Total Caseload (Hastings County): |
2,907 (June 2017) |
| Ontario Works Number of Beneficiaries (Hastings County): |
5,307 (June 2017) |
| Percentage of populations receiving social assistance (within county): |
3.73% (June 2017) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
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Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: |
19.0 % (2011) |