- Description
- Provides a direct, monthly benefit payment to eligible households to help pay their rent
Benefit payments are: - based on household income and local market rent
- portable - benefits may be received even if moved to another address
Households who are approved to receive benefits under this program must consent to be removed from the social housing waiting list - Eligibility
- Households which include:
- survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking
- people experiencing or are at risk of homelessness
- Indigenous people
- seniors
- people with disabilities
Eligible households must be either:
- on, or eligible to be on, the social housing waiting list, or
- living in social housing
- Application Process
- Fill out an Application for Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing in Ottawa with the Social Housing Registry
- Office
- 613-526-2088 - Social Housing Registry
- Web Site
- https://ottawa.ca/en/family-and-social-services/housing/subsidized-housing/portable-housing-benefit
- Languages
- English, French
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Documents may vary
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
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- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- March 27, 2023
- Address
- 100 Constellation Dr, Main Level
Ottawa, ON, K2G 6J8
Cross street: Centrepointe Dr and Baseline Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
Mon
0800 to 1600
Tue
0800 to 1600
Wed
0800 to 1600
Thu
0800 to 1600
Fri
0800 to 1600
Mon-Fri 8 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm- Service Area(s)
- Ottawa
