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Subject: Updated Guide to Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance
Legislation/Regulation
Operational
Release 03-06
The Social Housing Branch first provided service managers with an explanatory “Guide to Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance” on January 28, 2002. This guide has been updated to incorporate amendments to the regulations under the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 since that date and to make a few corrections. The copy of the Guide provided here incorporates all regulation amendments to December 31, 2002.
An updated version of the “Guide to Special Needs Housing” is also being provided to service managers under separate cover.
Action required
Please replace any copies of the “Guide to Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance” dated January 28, 2002 with the version attached to this notification. If you have distributed copies of the earlier version of the Guide to housing providers, please ensure that they replace them with the current version as well.
The guide is strictly explanatory in nature. It explains the requirements of the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 and its regulations insofar as they pertain to rent-geared-to-income assistance provided under the Act.
Electronic copies of the English and French versions will be provided on CD-ROM under separate cover for convenience and to allow service managers to incorporate the material in their publications if they wish. The document will also be available on the ministry’s web site.
Any questions from service managers about this guide can be directed to Roy Sanger at 416-585-2673 or email to roy.sanger@mah.gov.on.ca .
Toni Farley
Director
Social Housing Branch
Attachment:
Guide to Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance, revised March 11, 2003 in :
If you have difficulty downloading this guide, please call (416) 585-7041 or e-mail mininfo@mah.gov.on.ca .
March 11, 2003