Whitehorse

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 151 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 43 (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 38 (2021)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: Public systems: 21 (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  29 (2021)
Individuals staying in provisional accommodation: 108 (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  5 (2021)
Number of hidden homeless:  Someone else's place: 27 (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 16-24: 7% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  85% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 10% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  44% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  54% (2021)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 

Family and Individual visits to food bank:  Province wide: 6,230 (2022)
Income assistance (single individual): $17,790/year (2022)