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: | 1.0% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.3% (2023) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.9% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,113/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,324/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,632/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Number of family and individual visits to Nova Scotia Food Bank: | Province wide: 32,498 (March 2023) |
Total welfare income (single individual): | $9,204 (2023) |