HOMELESSNESS
| Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 573 (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 57% (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: | 5% (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 89 (2021) |
| Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 55% (2021) |
| Individuals in transitional housing: | 16% (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 134 (2021) |
| Number of hidden homeless: | 38 (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 9% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 18% (2021) |
| Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 9% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as female: | 36% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as male: | 58% (2021) |
HOUSING
| Apartment vacancy rate (Oshawa): | 1.8% (2021) |
| 1-bedroom vacancy rate (Oshawa): | 2.8% (2021) |
| 2-bedroom vacancy rate (Oshawa): | 2% (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,014/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent in Oshawa (1 bdrm): | $1,307/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent in Oshawa (2 bdrm): | $1,425/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022) |
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Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
| Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |