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Program:	Special Priority Policy Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing Assistance
Organizations:	District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (The) District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (The) - Thunder Bay - Administration
Phone Numbers:	807-766-2111
Toll-Free:	1-877-281-2958
Fax:	807-345-7921
Website:	www.ontario.ca/page/priority-access-housing-surviv...
Address:	231 May St S Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1B5
Location:	Located on the corner of May St S and Arthur St E
Accessibility:	Wheelchair Accessible
Hours:	Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Service Description:	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
Fees:	Service - Rent geared to income level
Application:	Contact the Service Manager of your local municipal housing authority to apply for Rent Geared to Income and the Special Priority Policy for Survivors of Abuse. Applications 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
Eligibility - Population(s) Served:	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
Languages:	English
This information was last completely updated on: 4-16-2025
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