Appendix E

HOUSING AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES 

DIRECTIVE 1.3 - 2020 

September 16, 2020

1. SUBJECT

   Increase in the monthly Minimum Geared-to-Income rent payable by a household eligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance to $129 (from $85)
   
   

2. EFFECTIVE DATE

   July 1, 2020 (as per Housing Services Act Ontario Reg. 316/19, which comes into effect on July 1, 2020).
   
   

3. APPLICATION

   This Directive applies to the following social housing programs in Windsor Essex:
   
   
   1. Public Housing Program   
   2. Provincial Reform Non-Profit and Co-operative Housing Program   
   3. Commercial, SCRSP, CHSP, OCHAP Rent Supplement Programs

4. BACKGROUND

   The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) will revoke Ontario Regulation (0. Reg.) 298/11 under the Housing Services Act, 2011 effective July 1, 2020 and institute Ontario Regulation 316/19 under the Housing Services Act, 2011 on the same day. With the institution of Ontario Regulation 316/19 on July 1, 2020 a new minimum monthly geared~to-income rent payable by an eligible household increases from $85 to $129. This new minimum monthly rent payable i.e., $129/month, pertains to:
   
   
   • any new geared-to-income rent tenants housed on or after July 1, 2020, or
   • any existing rent-geared-to-income tenants paying more than the minimum geared- to-income rent on or after July 1, 2020 and through an annual review process and/or a reported decrease in household income results in the household's geared~ to-income rentca1culation being established at the minimum geared-to-income rent amount.

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