HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 586 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | Sheltered in/with non-profit locations: 410 (2022) |
Individuals staying in a facility setting: | 85 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 91 (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 22% (2022) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 15% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 33% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 65% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.1% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.9% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $990/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,156/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,449/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) |