Applying for a housing subsidy
What you need to know when applying for a housing subsidy.
A housing subsidy is a payment to help you with your rent. The payment can be paid to the landlord or to you directly, depending on the subsidy type. If you do not have an urgent housing need, a housing subsidy may be an option.
You will need to complete the housing services screening tool before you will be considered for a housing subsidy or any other assistance with affordable housing.
Waiting list
The Centralized Waiting List is our list of applicants who are waiting for access to housing in Peel for which tenants will pay rent of no more than 30% of their total household income.
The way the list is managed is determined by the Housing Services Act. The housing subsidies available for people on the Centralized Waiting List are the Housing Services Act subsidies.
Subsidies are administered based on application date. The Housing Services Act gives priority access, based on application date, to applicants who are experiencing, or at risk, of family violence, or human trafficking. Peel Region also gives local priority to applicants for medical reasons (less than 2 years to live).
Currently, you may have to wait a long time for a subsidy through the Centralized Waiting List.
Our needs based approach
Our needs based approach to delivering housing services involves defining the level of need through a prioritization process.
If you qualify for subsidies through this approach, you must actively participate in building your individual case plan, which aims to improve your housing situation and helps you become self-sufficient.
The types of subsidies available through the needs-based approach are:
Applicants on the Centralized Waiting List may be offered a needs-based subsidy.
