Nearly one-quarter of Canadians are worried (eight per cent) or somewhat worried (16%) about paying their housing costs next month which is a nine-point increase compared to 2021 (five per cent worried, 10% somewhat worried). Nearly one-third of younger Canadians report some level of worry (13% worried, 18% somewhat worried).
A majority of Canadians support (33%) or somewhat support (36%) the introduction of a new benefit, paid for by the federal government, that would help low-income Canadians pay rent, to prevent them from becoming homeless and to help those who are already homeless get back into housing. Older Canadians (55 plus) were more likely to support (36%) or somewhat support (41%) this than younger Canadians (18-34) (34% support, 28% somewhat support).
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,054 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between January 27th to 30th, 2023 as part of an omnibus survey. Individuals were randomly called using random digit dialling with a maximum of five call backs. The margin of error for a random survey of 1,054 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The research was commissioned by CAEH and was conducted by Nanos Research.
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