HOMELESSNESS
| Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 18,096 (2021) |
| Living outdoors: | 533 (2018) |
| Non-refugee/asylum claimants staying in city-administered shelters: | 3,876 (2018) |
| Refugee/asylum claimants staying in city-administered shelters: | 2,618 (2018) |
| Staying in 24-hour respite sites: | 497 (2018) |
| Staying in 24-hour women's drop-ins: | 118 (2018) |
| Staying in provincial institutions (i.e. VAW shelters and health facilities): | 1,028 (2018) |
| Overall percentage of respondents experiencing homelessness for less than 6 months: | 48% (2018) |
| Overall percentage of respondents experiencing homelessness from 6 to 12 months: | 11% (2018) |
| Overall percentage of respondents experiencing homelessness for more than 12 months: | 36% (2018) |
| Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 11% (2018) |
HOUSING
| Percentage of Toronto Community Housing residents who pay rent-geared-to-income (RGI): | 90% (2016) |
| Percentage of social housing stock owned by TCHC: | 63% (2016) |
| Total population in TCHC social housing: | 110,000 (2016) |
| No. of households on housing wait list: | 98,744 (Q3 2018) |
| Bachelor Vacancy Rate: | 1.6% (2018) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 1.2% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 1.0% (2018) |
| 3+ bedroom Vacancy Rate: | 0.8% (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (bachelor): | $1080/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm): | $1261/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm): | $1467/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (3+ bdrm): | $1664/mo. (2018) |
| Percentage of renters paying more than 30% pre-tax income on rent: | 47% (2015) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Basic needs rate (single person/mo.): | $343 (2018) |
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Shelter allowance amount (single person/mo.): |
$390 (2018) |
| Board and lodging allowance amount (single person/mo.): | $533 (2018) |
| Total number of client visits to Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank member agencies from April 2017 to March 2018: | 914,470 (2018) |
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Average monthly Ontario Works caseload (singles drawing social assistance in province): |
145,768 (December 2018) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
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Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: |
27.9% (2011) |
| Overall percentage of PiT Count respondents self-identifying as Indigenous: | 16% (2018) |
| Percentage of PiT Count outdoor population self-identifying as Indigenous: | 38% (2018) |
| Percentage of PiT Count 24 hour respite population self-identifying as Indigenous: | 20% (2018) |
| Percentage of Indigenous Peoples in general Toronto population: | 2.5% (2018) |