Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Ron Kneebone
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Calgary
Author-Name: Margarita Wilkins
Author-Workplace-Name:University of Calgary
Title: The Homelessness Income Cut Of
Abstract:The Homeless Income Cut Off (HICO) measures the amount of income families and individuals
need to minimize their risk of becoming homeless after they have exhausted their own efforts to
remain housed. This paper explains how the HICO is calculated and how it can be used to gauge
the adequacy of income support policies intended to keep Canadians from becoming homeless.
Since income supports and the costs of necessities vary across Canada and over time, this paper
presents calculations of the HICO for seven cities (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg,
Toronto, Montreal and Halifax) and for eight years (2015–22).
Volume: 17
Issue: 21
Year: 2024
Month: December
File-URL: https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HSP126-HomeIncomeCutoff-Final.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:clh:resear:v:17:y:2024:i:21