Sudbury

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 398 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 57% (2021)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 28 (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  40 (2021)
Number of hidden homelessness:  12 (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  26% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  14% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  37% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  61% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.1% (2022)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  3.5% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  1.2% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $796/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $931/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,248/month (2022)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual vists 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)