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St. Thomas-Elgin Social Services funds and administers social housing programs in the City of St. Thomas and the County of Elgin.

Social Housing means rent-geared-to-income or subsidized housing programs. In most cases, rent is based on 30% of a household's gross income. Most social housing providers also offer some units at full market rent.

Subsidized housing is available at over 1,100 units in St. Thomas and Elgin County, including townhouses, apartments, duplexes, and single-family homes for families, singles, and seniors.

Please click on any of the links on the left for further information on social housing, or explore the links in the photo icons above.

 

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Landlord Tenant Board

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A Brief History of Social Housing
Social housing refers to rental housing developed with the assistance of the government and subsidized by the government for people with low to moderate incomes, seniors, or people with special needs who can live, with support, in the community.

For more information, check out this brief history of social housing in Ontario and St. Thomas-Elgin.