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The City of London, Housing division
administers Social Housing Programs such as:
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Private Non-Profit Programs both
Provincial & Federal (PNP) (FNP)
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Provincial Co-operative Housing
Program (PCO)
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Rent-Geared-to-Income Program
(RGI)
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Rent Supplement Program
These communities are owned and operated
on a not-for-profit basis by community based boards.
Within the Middlesex County region,
there are 64 private non-profit and cooperative Housing Corporations,
governed by Boards of Directors who are responsible for the overall
management of the buildings.
Private Non-Profits are owned
by sponsor organizations such as churches and service clubs.
They are either self-managed or managed through a property management
company. Most of the Non-Profit and Co-op units are designated
for RGI Housing while the rest are market rent (not subsidized).
Market rent applicants apply directly to the non-profit.
Co-operative Non-Profits are similar
to other non-profit housing corporations; however, each resident
becomes a member and has a say in how the co-operative is operated.
Each member is expected to help in the day-to-day operations
and the Board of Directors is established from members of the
co-operative.
The London & Middlesex Housing Corporation
(LMHC) is responsible for the rent-geared-to-income housing and
rent supplement programs located 379 Dundas Street, Suite 207
Rent-geared-to-income means rent
that does not exceed 30% of the combined gross household income
that targets the neediest households in the City of London and
the County of Middlesex.
Rent supplement is defined in
the Social Housing Reform Act S.O. 2000, C.27, as amended.
Tenants pay their portion of rent to the private landlord and
LMHC provides the rent supplement to the landlord, which is
the difference between the tenant portion of the rent and the
landlord market rent.
To apply for these social housing
programs you can call, email or drop by the
Housing Access Centre
379 Dundas Street, Suite 116
London, ON N6B 1V5
Tel: 519-661-0861
Fax: 519-661-4466
Email: hac@london.ca
The Housing Access Centre is responsible
for establishing and maintaining a Common Waiting List System and
serves as a centralized source of information, application intake
and initial eligibility screening. This Co-ordinated access
has been undertaken by the Housing Division since December
16, 2002.
For more information on Social Housing
for the City of London, please refer to:
Housing Division Overview
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