Housing vulnerabilities among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities

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Infographic: Housing vulnerabilities among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities — Description: Housing vulnerabilities among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities

Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, this infographic provides a snapshot of **living situations** and **housing conditions** that may worsen the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with mental health-related disabilities.

Over **2 million** Canadians aged 15 years and older have a mental health-related disability, including **1.3 million** women and **755,000** men^Note

Select living situations among Canadians with mental health-related disabilities in 2017:

Live alone: **20%**

Female lone parents: 8%

Male lone parents: 1%

**21%** of those with mental health-related disabilities were living in a household considered to be in **core housing need**^Note

**42%** of those with mental health-related disabilities were **renters**

Among them, **18%** were living in **subsidized housing**

Among the **429,000** Canadians with mental health-related disabilities who considered themselves housebound:

**45%** said social connections outside their home were limited

**35%** said they did not feel safe leaving home

Over **1 million** Canadians with a mental health-related disability received help with at least one type of everyday activity due to one or more of their conditions.

**373,000** relied solely on help from outside their household

**Source:** Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017.

Notes

The majority of respondents who reported a mental health-related disability also reported at least one other type of disability. Therefore, the data are based on the impact of all disability types these individuals with a mental health-related disability may have had.

Footnote 1.

Individuals with a mental health-related disability are those who experience limitations in their daily activities because of difficulties with an emotional, psychological or mental health condition (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.).

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Footnote 2.

A household is in core housing need if its housing fails to meet at least one of three standards established for housing adequacy, suitability, and affordability, and it would have to spend 30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (meets all three housing standards).

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Date modified:: 2021-12-14

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