Social Housing

Program Summary

The Social Housing Department of the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) is responsible for two Social Housing entities. Under the Social Housing Reform Act 2000, the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board became the new owners of the public housing portfolio and the sole shareholders of the Timiskaming District Housing Corporation. The SHRA 2000 also transferred the responsibility of Social Housing programs to the DTSSAB. These two entities combine to locally administer the Social Housing Programs throughout the district.

Services Offered

The Social Housing Program is responsible for managing the public housing portfolio and administering rent supplement units within the Timiskaming District. This is done under the terms and general policy directives set out by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the DTSSAB.

These activities include:

• Selecting tenants
• Reviewing tenants' incomes to ensure compliance with program requirements and to calculate geared-to-income rents
• Collecting rents from tenants
• Ensuring compliance with tenants' lease terms
• Property Management and Maintenance (maintaining buildings in good condition; ensuring timely and appropriate maintenance, upgrades and replacements; maintaining operational and structural integrity of the buildings; maintaining quality of living environment for tenants; enhancing the appearance of the buildings within the communities)
• Annual budget preparation and financial reporting
• Community relations

The Social Housing Program serves approximately 700 to 800 tenants in the 492 public housing rental units and approximately 400 to 500 tenants in the 341 rental units with other housing provider's scattered throughout 8 municipalities.