Construction of Southdale Apartments at the corner of Southdale and White Oak Road in south London under the AHP


Construction of Glencoe Seniors in the County of Middlesex under the AHP

Planning & Development
Housing Division
267 Dundas Street,
London, ON

Background:
Building on the Affordable Housing Task Force recommendations issued in 2000, an Affordable Housing Strategy for the City of London includes a focus on innovative approaches to housing supply and in particular to the development of options that may be implemented separately or together to meet the city’s affordable housing needs. The housing strategy explores the role for private sector partnerships to address both the need for increased rental stock and the need to provide support to low income households in need of housing. The feasibility of non-profit proponents being able to develop affordable housing with limited equity is explored.

The City of London currently has a broad range of assisted housing - including homeless shelters, transitional and supportive housing and permanent accommodation.

As part of this range of housing, the local Housing Corporation and 64 Non-Profit and Co-operative Housing Corporations provide affordable housing in over 8,000 units across the City of London and Middlesex County. However some of this infrastructure is over 50 years old and there is not enough of it to keep pace with the demand for affordable housing. Currently the central waiting list for rent-geared-to-income housing is 3,808 households or over 7,500 people.

Through its land use planning and affordable housing framework, the City of London has set a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to the supply of affordable housing but a formal plan connecting these components was needed.

While individuals and service organizations dedicated to housing have emerged over the past few years, there is no formal network or service system in place and agencies are doing the best they can within current circumstances.

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