For the purposes of the Windsor/Essex occupancy standards, a child that has joined a household under a kinship care or a customary care arrangement is a member of the household provided that the Chitdren's Aid Society confirms the Society is involved in a supportive role or; the Children’s Aid Society confirms the kinship care or customary care arrangement in writing or; the member submits a current written agreement with the Children’s Aid Society confirming the kinship care or customary arrangement or; the kinship care or customary care arrangement is confirmed by a court order.

• 5. Students Living away from household

  For greater certainty, a child of a member of the household is a member of the household if the chiid,

  1. is in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution and, while in attendance, does not live with the household and;

  2. lives with the household while not attending that educational institution; and

  3. is dependent, in whole or in part, on the household for financial support.

• 6. Extenuating Circumstances

  The Central Housing Registry-Windsor Essex County or the housing provider, as the case may be, may on a case—by—case basis, determine that extenuating circumstances exist and may approve alternate occupancy standards with the prior written consent of the service manager.

7. RGI Eligibi|ity Requirement:

Special priority household category - Priority 

0. Rcg. 367/11, s. 54. 54.1, 55, 56, 57, 58. 58.1  

Special priority household category — eligibility based on abuse other than trafficking

54. (1) A household is eligible to be included in the special priority household category if,

1. a member of the household has been abused by another individual;
2. the abusing individual is or was living with the abused member or is sponsoring the abused member as an Immigrant; and
3. the abused member intends to live permanently apart from the abusing individual. 

(2) If the abused member and the abusing individual used to live together but no longer do, the household is not eligible to be included in the special priority household category unless one of the following requirements is satisfied:

1. The request to be included in the special priority household category was made within three months after the abused member and the abusing individual ceased to live together.
2. The service manager is satisfied that the abuse is ongoing at the time the request to be included in the special priority household category was made.
3. The service manager determines that it is appropriate to Include the household in the special priority household category despite the request to be included not being made within the time limit set out In paragraph 1.