HOMELESSNESS
Estimated number of people experiencing homelessness: | 1971 (2018) |
Unsheltered (living on the streets): | 72 (2018) |
Provisionally accommodated (hotel/motel, addictions facility): | 1194 (2018) |
Transitional housing: | 438 (2018) |
Sheltered: | 1873 (2018) |
Emergency sheltered: | 679 (2018) |
Chronically homeless: | 66% (2018) |
Episodically homeless: | 5% (2018) |
HOUSING
Number of Capital Regional Housing social housing rental units: | 4,500 (2016) |
Number of Capital Regional Housing affordable housing rental units: | 40 (2016) |
Current needs: | 19000 (approx) (2012) |
Apartment vacancy rate: | 5.3% (2018) |
1 bdrm vacancy rate: | 5.3% (2018) |
2 bdrm vacancy rate: | 5.4% (2018) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $862/month (2018) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1017/month (2018) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1246/month (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Income Support (barriers to full employment, private housing): | $ 866/mo. (2019) |
Number of individuals who received assistance from Edmonton Food Bank in 2017: | >20,000 (approx., monthly) (2017) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
As percent of total homelessness: | 32% (2018) |
Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: | 20.9% (2011) |