HOMELESSNESS
| Experiencing some type of homelessness: | 132 (June 2018) |
| Living in transitional housing: | 18 (June 2018) |
| Part of the 'hidden homeless' in the past year: | 107 (2018) |
| Living on the streets: | 20 (June 2018) |
| Living in insitutions: | 2 (June 2018) |
| Living in shelters: | 28 (June 2018) |
HOUSING
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Number of subsidized housing units: |
501 (2018) |
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Bachelor vacancy rate: |
0% (2018) |
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1-bedroom vacancy rate: |
0% (2018) |
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2-bedroom vacancy rate: |
0% (2018) |
| Average cost of rent (bachelor): |
$793/mo. (April 2018) |
| Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): |
$1056/mo. (April 2018) |
| Average cost of rent (2 bdrm) |
$1366/mo. (April 2018) |
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No. of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs: |
1,525 (2015) |
| % of tenant households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs: | 46.7% (2015) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
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The Nelson Food Cupboard Food Bank served: |
13,866 (2017) |
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Income assistance (single individual): |
$760/mo. (2019) |
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Income for those with a disability (single person/mo.): |
$1,133 (2017) |
| Number of income assistance caseloads (monthly average): | 529 (2017) |
| Number of income assistance recipients (monthly average): |
649 (2017) |
| Number of dependent children on income assistance (monthly average): | 110 (2017) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
| Percentage of those surveyed in homeless count of Indigenous ancestry: |
31% (2018) |