Halifax

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 586 (2022)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: Sheltered in/with non-profit locations: 410 (2022)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: 85 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  91 (2022)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  22% (2022)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  15% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female:  33% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male:  65% (2022)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1% (2022)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  1.1% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  0.9% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $990/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,156/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,449/month (2022)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Number of family and individual visits to Novia Scotia Food Bank: Province wide: 29,857 (2022)
Income assistance (single individual): $686/month (2023)