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What is THAW?
THAW is The Heat and Warmth program that provides emergency financial relief to cover the cost of utility bill arrears in order to avoid disconnection. 

What is the Rent Bank Program?
The Rent Bank program is to assist tenants to sustain their tenancies and avoid eviction.

These service is administered by The Salvation Army Centre of Hope Housing Support Services.

For more information and qualification visit www.centreofhope.ca
or call 519-661-0343 ext.300

Provincial Rent Bank Program-Tenants FAQs

Apply For Social Housing

To qualify for social housing programs such as rent-geared-to-income, public, non-profit, co-operative housing as well as rent supplement or subsidy programs in the City of London and the County of Middlesex, applicants must be:

• 16 years of age or older and be able to live independently.
• Each member must be a Canadian Citizen, Landed Immigrant, or Refugee Claimant.
• No member of household has a deportation order, departure or exclusion order under the Immigration Act.
• No member of household owes arrears, for either rent or damage to any social housing units.

To apply, Applicants must first fill out the main application forms listed below: 

• 3000-Application for RGI Housing (Fillable)
• 3001-Building Selection Form for RGI Housing (Fillable)

The forms are Adobe PDF read-only files and is available as a Computer Fillable Adobe PDF Form. To download and print or to use the computer fillable form you must have the latest in  Adobe's PDF reader on your computer. Click on the Adobe’s link for a free download. 

There are a number of additional application forms for applicants who are in urgent need of housing.  These forms are Special Priority and Urgent Status Forms::

• Priority Status Forms
  • 3002-Request for Special Priority Form (Fillable)
  • 3003-Verification of Abuse for Special Priority Form (Fillable) 
     
• Urgent Status Forms
  • 3004-Request for Urgent Homeless Status Form (Fillable)
  • 3005-Request for Urgent Medical Status Form (Fillable)
  • 3006-Request for Urgent Social Status Form (Fillable)

Applicants must fill out the appropriate urgent application form that best suit their needs.  These may be attached to their main application form or submitted separately.  These additional forms can be downloaded and printed from the Application Forms Link Page.

Additional forms that may be required if applicable to Applicants

• Additional Forms: (If applicable)
  • 3007-Request for Internal Review Form (Fillable)
  • 3008-Independent Living Assessment Form (Fillable)

The additional forms can be downloaded from the Application Forms Link Page.

Please Note

• You can drop off or mail your completed application forms with attached documents to the
  Housing Access Centre
  379 Dundas Street, Suite 116,
  London, ON  N6B 1V5
   

• Applications will not be accepted by fax
   

• All documents can be photocopied for you at the Housing Access Centre office.
   

• Applications are also available at the HAC
   

• For more information or questions please call 519-661-0861, e-mail hac@london.ca or drop by the Housing Access Centre.
   

• For frequently asked questions, go to the FAQ Link Page.

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