Community Housing
Our Housing Services team provides funding to community housing providers in Northumberland County including non-profit providers and housing co-operatives.
Our Directives
All community housing providers manage their own properties and provide day-to-day property management and tenant relation services, while adhering to the County Directives. These Directives set out local rules under the Housing Services Act.
View the established limits on the amount of time that a household can be absent from their unit and continue to be eligible for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance.
Learn more about the process to determine adjusted family net income (AFNI) to calculate rent-geared-to-income (RGI).
View the established requirements for conducting annual reviews of rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and modified housing.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements for asset limits for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing as required under the Housing Services Act, 2011 (HSA).
Learn more about the rules for the selection of households from the centralized waitlist for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and modified housing units.
View the outlined rules for applicants and tenants who own property or have an interest in property.
View the established income limits for eligibility for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance and what types of income that are included under such limits.
View the guidelines for determining if market paying tenants or co-op members in Northumberland County’s community housing are eligible for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance with their current housing providers.
Learn more about the appeal system and Northumberland County Review process for community housing providers under the Housing Services Act, 2011 (HSA).
Review the requirements for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants and co-op members on providing notice of changes pertaining to their RGI eligibility and how RGI is adjusted during in-year reviews.
Review the occupancy standards for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants and co-op members and the established guidelines to move overhoused tenants.
Learn more about what type of income must be sought by households receiving rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance.
Learn more about the impact of the 2021 rent freeze period on community housing providers and rent-geared-to-income (RGI).
Learn more about the standard application for RGI Housing, Limitations Assessment Form and Special Priority Application, used by Northumberland County Housing Services and community housing providers in Northumberland.
Review the requirements for determining and verifying social assistance income, benefit unit composition and non-benefit income to calculate rent-geared-to-income (RGI).
Learn more about the reporting process for arrears of rent and/or damages for past rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants or co-op members.
View the requirements for Special Priority (SPP) status on the centralized wait list for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing for victims of abuse or human trafficking.
Learn more about the process for when part of a rent-geared-to-income (RGI) household requests RGI in a second unit.
Review the eligibility requirements with respect to status in Canada.
View the guidelines to be followed by rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants/co-op members who wish to transfer to another unit.
Learn more about the rules for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants or co-op members that have been paying market rent for 24 consecutive months.