Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
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Subsidized housing: When low- or moderate-income individuals or families get<br />
assistance in paying their rent from government or a private organization 153 <br />
The most common type of subsidized housing in Ontario is rent-geared-toincome,<br />
but other methods of assistance can include rent supplements and<br />
housing allowances 154 <br />
Temporary Care Assistance (TCA): A program that provides money to an<br />
adult on behalf of a child who needs financial help, is not the caregiver’s legal<br />
dependant, and is not under the care of a Children’s Aid Society Eligibility <strong>for</strong> the<br />
TCA is based on the child’s income and assets 155 <br />
Transitional Support Fund (TSF): Established in 2013 in response to the<br />
consolidation of provincially funded housing supports, including those under<br />
social assistance The TSF is intended to provide low-income individuals and<br />
families, including individuals on social assistance, in First Nations communities<br />
with financial assistance to secure, retain and/or maintain a home in a safe and<br />
healthy condition 156 <br />
153 For a general discussion of subsidized housing please see: http://settlement<br />
org/ontario/housing/subsidized-housing/subsidized-housing/what-issubsidized-housing/<br />
154 Methods of assistance vary from community to community For an example<br />
from the City of Ottawa please see: http://ottawaca/en/residents/social-services/<br />
housing/subsidized-housing<br />
155 For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on TCA please see: http://wwwmcssgovonca/en/mcss/<br />
programs/social/questions/tcaaspx<br />
156 For more on the TSF please see: https://settlementorg/ontario/housing/<br />
subsidized-housing/subsidized-housing/what-is-subsidized-housing/<br />
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