The article "Exiting homelessness: An examination of factors contributing to regaining and maintaining housing," utilizes new data from the 2022 Canadian Housing Survey to describe factors associated with regaining and maintaining housing after episodes of homelessness. Select housing and well-being outcomes are also presented to highlight challenges that remain after regaining housing.

Overall, one in eight households report having experienced some form of homelessness previously

In 2022, 12.1% of households reported some form of homelessness experience in their lifetime. Hidden homelessness, which refers to individuals without permanent addresses who are provisionally accommodated (such as couch surfing), was experienced by 11.2% of households, while 2.6% of households reported they had experienced sheltered or unsheltered homelessness. A smaller proportion (1.6%) reported experiences of both hidden and sheltered or unsheltered homelessness.

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