Hamilton

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 545 (2022)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 304 (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 298 (2022)
Individuals in transitional housing: 52 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 60 (2022)
Number of hidden homeless: 15 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 16-24: 10% (2022)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 23% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+:

Non-binary: 2%

Trans, two-spirit: >1% (2022)

Individuals identifying as female: 53% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 45% (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2% (2022)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  2.1% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  1.8% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $920/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,142/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,335/month (2022)

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)