Halton

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people identified as experiencing homelessness: 293 (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing: 130 (44%) (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 76 (26%) (2021)
Number of hidden homeless: Couch surfing: 53 (18%) (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: Hospitals/corrections: 28 (10%) (2021)
Number of individuals staying in public or undisclosed location: 6 (2%) (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth: <25: 32% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+:

8% (2021)

Individuals who did not identify as cis-gender: 3% (2021)

Individuals identifying as female: 49% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male: 48% (2021)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  0.7% (2021)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  1.4% (2021)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  0.3% (2021)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,048/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,331/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)