HOMELESSNESS
Iqaluit Homelessness Street Outreach Program - Estimated number of people living in shacks, boats or other places not meant to be shelter in city depending on time of year: |
10-20 (2018/2019) |
Average number of Nunavummiut staying in the territory's three homeless shelters per month: | 97 (2018/2019) |
Total number of unique clients staying in the territory's three homeless shelters over the course of a year: | 252 (2018/2019) |
Number of people seeking safety within the territory's five Family Violence Shelters yearly: | 569 (2018/2019) |
Number of unique clients staying at Iqaluit's pilot Damp Shelter: | 211 (January - June 2019) |
HOUSING
Percentage of Nunavummiut living in social housing: |
52% (2016) |
Housing need as a percentage of public housing stock (Iqaluit): |
35% (2017/2018) |
Percentage of social housing tenants living in over crowded conditions (Iqaluit): |
38% (2018) |
Highest percentage of social housing tenants living in over crowded conditions (areas outside of Iqaluit): |
72% (2018) |
Average cost of private market rent (2 bdrm): |
$2,648/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Income assistance (single individual): |
$914/month (As of April 2023) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need (territory-wide): |
46.9% (2011) |