Overspending on Shelter
Definition
Percentage of households spending an excessive amount of their total income for shelter (30% or more, 50% or more).
Overspending on shelter is based on an accepted standard that households should not spend more than 30 percent of total income on shelter.
Measurement and Limitations
‘Shelter cost’ refers to the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households that own or rent their dwelling. For owner households costs include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renter households, costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.(https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/az/Definition-eng.cfm?ID=households-menage033)
These costs are calculated for households with total income greater than zero living in non-farm private dwellings.
Data is shown for ‘economic families.’ An ‘economic family’ is a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law union, adoption or a foster relationship. A couple may be of opposite or same sex.
Source
Customized Census data, EO3870 EF Table 12A and EO3212 Table 33 acquired through the Canadian Community Economic Development Network’s Community Data Program.
Overspending on Shelter in the Sustainable Development Goals
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1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Extreme poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 1990. While this is a remarkable achievement, one in five people in developing regions still live on less than $1.90 a day, and there are millions more who make little more than this daily amount, plus many people risk slipping back into poverty.
Poverty is more than the lack of income and resources to ensure a sustainable livelihood. Its manifestations include hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion as well as the lack of participation in decision-making. Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.