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Organization:
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Halton. Social and Community Services - Oakville - Halton Regional Centre - Special Priority Policy Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing Assistance
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Phone Numbers:
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Mon-Sun 24 hours 905-825-6000 or call 3-1-1
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Address:
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Halton Regional Centre
1151 Bronte Rd
Oakville, ON
L6M 3L1
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Map
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Intersection:
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Bronte Rd and North Service Rd
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Service Description:
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Priority access to rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance for social housing
- Special Priority Policy (SPP) ensures housing is not a barrier to leaving situation of family/domestic abuse or trafficking * administration and delivery of community housing through local Service Managers, including RGI assistance and SPP
- see here for more information
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Application:
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Contact Halton Region to apply for Rent Geared to Income and the Special Priority Policy for Survivors of Abuse. Applications are permitted in more than one Service Manager area if willing to relocate
- survivors of abuse must apply while living with or within 3 months of living with abuser (does not apply if abuser is immigration sponsor), and intend to live permanently apart
- survivors of trafficking must apply while trafficking is ongoing or within 3 months after trafficking has stopped
- application form available online
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Must meet criteria for Special Priority Policy (survivors of family/domestic abuse, sex trafficking, or labour trafficking) as well as rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance
- Call, email, or visit website for detailed rent-geared-to-income priority access eligibility information
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