WAITING LISTs

ONPHA's Waiting Lists Survey 2012 report 

Every year we conduct a survey to learn how many Ontario households are waiting for community-based affordable housing. This year, we learned: 

• 156,358 households were on waiting lists as of December 31 2011.
• 56,130 were families with children.
• 39,463 were seniors.
• 58,995 were single people and couples under 65.
• Most households that got housing had waited between 2 and 4 years.
• The shortest wait times were (click to enlarge):

• The longest wait times were (click to enlarge):

• For every household that got an affordable home in 2011, 3 households added themselves to waiting lists and 2.5 households cancelled their applications for housing.

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Previous Waiting Lists Reports

To view previous reports, maps, and spreadsheets, click on the links below:

Waiting Lists 2011

• Survey Report
• Spreadsheet
• Map

Waiting Lists 2010

• Survey Report 
• Spreadsheet 
• Map 

Waiting Lists 2009

• Survey Report
• Spreadsheet
• Map

Waiting Lists 2008

• Survey Report
• Spreadsheet
• Map

Waiting Lists 2007

• Survey Report 
• Spreadsheet 
• Map 

Waiting Lists 2006

• Survey Report
• Spreadsheet
• Map

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