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What is Rent Geared to Income
This type of housing is subsized based on your income
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What is taxes
This is one of the most important things needed for the housing process. It needs to completed yearly and the document recieved needs to be submitted yearly. To complete this you need your T4/T5 slip, and SIN.
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What is RGI - myaccess to housing
Once your applications is processed, you will be placed on the centralized wait list. Housing providers, such as TCHC, use the Centralized Waiting List to select and house applicants for rent-geared-to-income assistance. This housing program has a single offer rule.
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What is Shelter Allowance
This is available for those on social assistance. It is released, once a lease is signed and is provided to their case worker.
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What is housing worker
The _____ can assist with housing applications once an individual has their NOA, income and ID.
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What is Supportive Housing
This type of housing has workers available on site.
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What is Proof of Status
Canadian Citizenship card, birth certificate, refugee claimant document and permaeant resident card are used to prove what in housing applications?
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What is Access Point
This application is a centralized point where you can apply for individual mental health and addictions support services, case management and supportive housing.
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What is Canada Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB)
This is available for those who are applying for private market units. To qualify, you need to have a RGI application and have been homeless for at least 3 months. The benefit is tied to the household and is therefore portable and can be used to help pay rent anywhere in Ontario. You need your NOA to reapply each year.
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What is counsellor
The ______ has a caseload of 20 people. This individual assists with connecting individuals to ID, income, other workers, and resources. Individuals not on the caseload are on a wait list.
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What is Transitional Housing
This type of housing is temporary. Typically only a year in length.
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What is photo ID
Passport, driver's license, and photo ID card are acceptable forms of ID and health card is not. What are these used for in housing applications?
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What is Choice Based housing
This is a program offered through the RGI application. Applicants when selected make selections every 2 weeks. The one offer rule applies. If unit is offered and turned down, individual is taken off the centralized wait list.
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What is Bridging Grant
This is a one-time program that assists with first and last months rent. It is available for those on social assistance.
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What is community follow up worker (CFW)
The ____ has a caseload of 20 people. The individual follows the individuals on the counsellor’s caseload once they get housing. The role of this individual is to build the support network around the individual once they are housed. This individual works with each client for up to a year.
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What is rooming house
This type of housing is shared accommodations, with own room and is subsized.
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What is proof of income
Bank statements and pay stubs are used for what in housing applications?
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What is Rapid Rehousing
This is a program offered through the RGI application. Applicants selected will have 3 days to have their documents submited. No consequence from the city if unit is turned down after seeing unit.
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What is Housing Stablization Fund (HSF)
This program is available for those on social assistance. When moving out, they provide their case worker with their lease. This program helps with moving expenses, first and last, arrears and setting up a residence.
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What is documents
One of the biggest barriers to housing is missing _______ needed to complete applications.
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What is Private Market
This type of housing is found using housing boards such as viewit.
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What is Notice of Assessment
This document is the most important document in the housing process. It is used to prove need of subsidy, and for the bridging grant and COHB. It needs to be resubmitted yearly to continue to receive certain benefits.
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What is ID, Income and Taxes
__, ___ and ___ are needed for all RGI offers, Access Point offers, choice based offers and rapid rehousing offers.
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What is Notice of Assessment
COHB, Bridging Grant and HSF all need __ every year to be approved and continued.
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What is PAID ID Clinic
________ is a resource that helps individuals to get their birth certificate, health card and/or verification of status document.
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