Nowhere Else to Go: Inadequate Housing & Risk of Homelessness

C i t i e s C e n t r e • U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o i i i N o w h e r e E l s e t o G o Executive Summary Toronto is the site of a homelessness disaster in which thousands of people each year with no place of their own must stay in shelters, on the street, and in places not intended for human habitation. [...] C i t i e s C e n t r e • U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o N o w h e r e E l s e t o G o 9 3.1 High Rates of Inadequate Housing and Risk of Homelessness Nine in ten families live in inadequate housing and are at risk of homelessness Inadequate housing and the risk of homelessness are almost universal among families with children living in high-rise rental apartments in Toronto’s low-income ne. [...] Those advocating for tenants living in bad C i t i e s C e n t r e • U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o 1 4 N o w h e r e E l s e t o G o housing conditions counsel families not to withhold rent, even in cases of dangerous disrepair, because of the risk of eviction. [...] Figure 11: Level of Education Other   2%   Less  than  high   school   16%   Post  secondary   High  school   educa>on   diploma   56%   26%   C i t i e s C e n t r e • U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o 2 2 N o w h e r e E l s e t o G o Poverty and discrimination lead to risk of homelessness These findings paint a bleak picture of employment, education, poverty, and housing for the tenants of. [...] C i t i e s C e n t r e • U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o N o w h e r e E l s e t o G o 2 3 Figure 12: Risk of Homelessness by Experience of Distress No  Distress   Some   Severe   Adequate  housing  (11%)   83%   15%   Inadequate,  some  risk  (56%)   83%   16%   Severe  risk  (30%)   71%   24%   Cri>cal  risk  (3%)   53%   36%   0%   20%   40%   60%   80%   100%     These findings are in k.