Measuring unmet housing need and housing instability in households with roommates and extended family

Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202500100001
Description: This paper examines households with roommates or extended family members, focusing on their housing characteristics. First, it describes living arrangements and how housing costs are shared among household members within these households. Second, it examines characteristics of individuals in these house-sharing and cost-sharing arrangements to illustrate housing instability risks and risks of unmet housing need. Lastly, it assesses some risk profiles to estimate the size of the population in these households that could be at risk of housing instability or unmet housing need.
Issue Number: 2025001
Author(s): Gorski, Aaron; Heisel, David; Situ, Jerry
Main Product: Housing Statistics in Canada
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