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Identifying core housing need
Recognizing households that are living in housing that are unaffordable and/or fall below acceptable housing standards.
Calculating core housing need
We use median rents, estimated monthly carrying costs and survey data to calculate core housing need.
Why core housing need matters
Core housing need helps Canadians find suitable/adequate housing that is affordable.
Core housing need data — by the numbers
Research and publishing data from the 1980s to present day.
Core housing need determines if a household can afford suitable and adequate housing in their community
Core housing need is a 2-stage indicator. It helps to identify households living a dwellings considered unsuitable, inadequate or unaffordable. It also considers if income levels are such that they could not afford alternative suitable and adequate housing in their community.
Assessing a household for core housing need involves 2 steps to determine if:
- the household lives in acceptable housing
- the household’s before-tax is sufficient to access acceptable housing in their community
