HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 325 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 37% (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 20% (2021) |
Individuals in a facility setting: | Institutional care: 14.2% (2021) |
Individuals staying in provisional accommodations: | 32.9% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 10.2% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: |
Ages 16-18: 4.1% Ages 19-24: 11.9% (2021) |
Indvididuals identifying as Indigenous: | 14.3% (2021) |
Individuals identifing as LGBTQ2S+: | 1.9% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 49% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $667/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $713/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $871/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Number of family and individual visits to Novia Scotia Food Bank: | Province wide: 29,857 (2022) |
Income assistance (single individual): | $686/month (2023) |