HOMELESSNESS
| No. found to be experiencing homelessness on April 24th: | 922 (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents staying in emergency and domestic violence shelters: | 49% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents staying in transitional housing: | 27% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents staying in someone else's place: | 14% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents staying in public spaces: | 4% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents experiencing chronic homelessness: | 32% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents experiencing episodic homelessness: | 24% (2018) |
| Families accessing Region of Peel Transitional Housing: | 37 (2016) |
| Individuals accessing Region of Peel Transitional Housing: | 163 (2016) |
| Individuals served by street outreach: | 346 (2016) |
HOUSING
| No. of subsidized housing units: |
Approx. 56% of 14,618 units (2013) |
| No. of supportive housing units for those with mental/physical health issues: |
500 (2017) |
| Households receiving housing subsidy (including RGI and rent supplements): |
11,887 (2016) |
| Households on centralized wait list: |
12,958 (2016) |
| Wait time on centralized wait list: |
6.42 years (2016) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate (Mississauga only): |
0.7% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate (Mississauga only): |
0.9% (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (bachelor) (Mississauga only): |
$922/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm) (Mississauga only): |
$1,233/mo. (2018) |
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Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm) (Mississauga only): |
$1,399/mo. (2018) |
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Average Cost of Rent (3+ bdrm) (Mississauga only): |
$1,495/mo. (2018) |
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Individuals receiving utility/rent arrears: |
754 (2016) |
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Individuals receiving transitional supports: |
375 (2016) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
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Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$733 (2018) |
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Monthly average Ontario Works caseloads (households receiving social assistance) in first quarter 2017: |
18,621 (2017) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
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Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need (Mississauga only): |
14.5% (2011) |
| Percentage of respondents self-identifying as Indigenous: | 9% (2018) |