Belleville

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 180 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 44% (2018)
Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: 49% (2018)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 15% (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  27% (2021)
Individuals in provisional accommodation: 50% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  28% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 16-24: 20% (2018)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  20% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  9% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  28% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  68% (2021)

 

 HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.4% (2022)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  2.8% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  2.1% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $949/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,115/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,309/month (2022)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual visits to food bank (#):  Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022)

Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): ​

$343/mo (2022)
Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): $390/mo (2022)