Eligibility Requirements

A household is eligible for RGI assistance if:
  • At least one (1) household member is sixteen (16) years of age or older and able to live independently.  This means that the household member must be able to either perform the normal essential activities of day-to-day living by himself or herself, or be able to live independently with the aid of certain support services.  (Documentation will be required)
  • In the case of projects with a mandate to house senior citizens, at least one (1) household member is sixty (60) years of age or older, or fifty (50) years of age for some projects
  • Each household member is a Canadian Citizen, has been granted status as a permanenet resident under the Immigration Act (Canada), or is a refugee claimant under the Immigration Act (Canada).
  • No deportation order under the Immigration Act (Canada) has been made against any household member.
  • In the case of a household other than a household with special priority staus, no member of the household owes arrears either of rent or of money owed as a result of damage caused by a member of the household with respect to any housing project under any housing program, whether administered by the The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board or the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ministry).
  • In the case of a household with special priority status, no member of the household owes arrears either in rent or of money owed as a result of damage caused by a member of the household with respect to any housing project under any housing program, whether administered by the The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board or the Ministry, unless in the case of arrears owed in respect of a unit of which the member and the abusing individual are joint tenants:
    • Housing Services Intake is satisfied that extenuating circumstances exist; or
    • any household member has entered into an agreement with the housing provider for the repayment of  arrears and the Housing Services Intake is satisfied that the member is making or intends to make all reasonable efforts to repay the arrears.
  • No household member has been convicted by a court of law or found by an administrative tribunal (Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal) to be misrepresenting their income for the purposes of RGI assistance.
  • Household members have applied for specified forms of assistance for which they may be eligible.
    • These sources of income are limited to Ontario Works, divorce or support payments, Employment Insurance, government pensions, and support from a sponsor under the Immigration Act (Canada).
  • Household members have divested interest in residential property within 180 days of receiving RGI assistance.  In the case of extenuating circumstances, the TBDSSAB will allow housing providers to approve extensions of up to 2 years of receiving RGI assistance.

Eligible Households Include:

  • Families of all types
  • Senior Citizens<
  • Single Individuals<
  • Couples
  • Unrelated Individuals sharing a dwelling
  • Two (2) or more Families sharing a dwelling
At least once in every twenty-four (24) month period after a household is determined to be eligible for RGI assistance, the Housing Services Intake shall review the eligibility of the household and shall determine whether the household continues to be eligible for RGI assistance.