In 2006, in the London CMA, the average household spent 22.6% of their income on housing compared to 23.0% in Ontario and 21.8% in Canada. (Source: Statistics Canada)
Abe Oudshoorn believes that once you solve housing, you can start on the other problems. ”We can only go so far with addiction, mental health, poverty and unemployment until we need to get people housed,” says Oudshoorn, Housing First advocate and Assistant Professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University.
Housing
Over the years, London has enjoyed a steady trend in housing starts and our real estate market continues to grow but affordable housing remains an issue for many of us. The average wait time for social/affordable housing for a family, is 8.2 years.
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22.6%Gross Shelter Income Ratio
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87%Emergency Shelter Beds
London’s 360 emergency shelter beds operated at 87% capacity in 2011. (Source: City of London)
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8,085Average Affordable Housing
There are 8,085 units of social housing within the City, 5939 offer rent-geared-to-income. The affordable housing units are at or below average market rent, but may not be rent geared to income. (Source: London Community Housing Strategy, 2011 Report)
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8.2Wait Times for Housing
It has been calculated that the social/affordable housing wait time for a family is 8.2 years, 3 years if fast tracked. (Source: Abe Oudshoorn, London Homeless Outreach Network)
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2,287Long-term Care beds
# of long-term care beds in London – 2,287
# of long-term care beds in Middlesex – 745
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$240,000London Housing Prices 2012
Detached bungalow - $240,000
Exec. Detached two-storey - $316,500
Luxury Condo Apt. - $251,000
Standard two-storey - $251,300
Standard townhouse - $181,000 -
$710Average Rental Prices (2011 CMHC)
Bachelor apt. - $533
1 Bdrm apt. - $710
2 Bdrm apt. - $881
3+ Bdrm apt. - $1,053 -
3.6%Rental Vacancy Rates
Bachelor apt. – 3.6%
1 Bdrm apt. – 3.2%
2 Bdrm apt. – 4.2%
3+ Bdrm apt. – 5.1%
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3,9352011 Building Permits
3,935 Building permits issued (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, other). A decrease of 13.1% over 2010. (Source: London Economic Development Corporation)
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