Guelph-Wellington

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 270 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 62% (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 61% (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 40% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 32% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 16-24: 13% (2021)
Individuals identifiying as Indigenous: 23% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Non-cis gender: 2% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female: 33% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male: 65% (2021)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.9% (2021)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  2.3% (2021)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  1.7% (2021)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $935/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,277/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,436/month (2021)

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)