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Toronto. Housing Secretariat. Housing Stability Services - MyAccesstoHousingTO Rent-Geared-to-Income Information and Application Support

Coordinates central waiting list and assesses eligibility for subsidized rental housing

  • administers housing programs with private landlords, including Rent Supplement
  • online application form, online update of current applications, and housing listings
  • information on social housing opportunities, waiting lists
  • help making housing choices and form filling
  • determines eligibility for RGI Priority Access Housing for people who are terminally ill, tenants exiting supportive housing, youth 16-17 years at time of application who are heads of household, and Indigenous people
  • determines eligibility for Special Priority Program survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking (see separate listing)

MyAccesstoHousingTO

Access to Housing Resource Centre

  • In-person information and support on how to apply for rent-geared-to-income housing and how to maintain status in application process; call for appointment, or book appointment online to speak to housing staff or use self-serve computers; alternate options to online form completion available upon request

Application

Apply online through MyAccesstoHousingTO
For application assistance visit Access to Housing Resource Centre or a local Housing Help Centre

Eligibility

People with low or moderate income
  • all household members must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, applicants for permanent residence, refugees or refugee claimants
  • one household member must be 16 years or older and able to live independently with or without supports
  • there must not be an enforceable deportation, departure or exclusion order against any household member
  • no household member can owe rent arrears to any other social housing provider in Ontario unless an up to date repayment schedule is in place
  • no household member or former member has a conviction of rent-geared-to-income fraud or misrepresentation

Languages

Physical Access

Wheelchair accessible automatic main entrance ; Barrier-free washroom including door and stall ; Some apartments have accessibility features

Fees

None
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