A Rent Bank loan may be available to you if:

• you are an individual, couple, senior citizen, or family with children living in Toronto with legal status in Canada
• you are in immediate danger of losing your home due to unpaid rent
• you have a regular source of income, including OAS and GAINS
• you meet the income requirements
• you are paying market rent (not subsidized)
• your landlord is willing to keep you as a tenant
• your rental unit is covered by provincial tenant legislation
• you can afford your rent in the long term

You are not eligible for Rent Bank if:

• you currently receive OW social assistance, ODSP or OSAP
• you need first and last months' rent
• you cannot provide all the documentation required by Rent Bank application process
• you own a home

Staff will assess your long-term housing sustainability. You will need to show that you have used up all other means of financial help available to you before applying for a Rent Bank loan. All loans are to be paid back in full in monthly instalments. Repayments go back into the Rent Bank fund to help others.

Additional services include:

• landlord and tenant mediation
• money management advice and skills development
• housing search assistance
• follow-up support and community links

If you have any questions about Rent Bank or our other services, feel free to call: Rent Bank Central Office, Neighbourhood Information Post, at 416-924-3862
or call your nearest Local Access Center:

• Albion - North Etobicoke 416-741-1553
• Albion - South Etobicoke 416-252-6471
• COSTI North York Housing 416-244-0480
• East York/East Toronto Housing Help 416-698-9306
• Neighbourhood Information Post 416-924-2543
• Scarborough Housing Help 416-285-8070
• Woodgreen Community Centre 416-469-5211
• York Community Services 416-653-5400

Funding provided by:

Government of Ontario, United Way, City of Toronto