Social Housing refers to affordable rental housing. There are 15,225 units of social housing in Peel. It is provided by non-profit corporations run by community groups, municipalities, and co-operatives as well as through units owned by landlords (non-profit and for-profit) who have entered into rent supplement agreements with the Region.
The Housing and Property Department is responsible for the administration or supervision of thousands of rental housing units in Peel that fall into these categories. There is a mixture of subsidized and market units that are integrated into communities throughout the Region including:
32 private community sector non-profit housing providers with over 3,500 units
15 co-operative non-profit housing providers with 1,976 units
70 properties and over 7,100 units under Peel Living, the Region’s own non-profit housing provider
More than 2,200 rent supplement units in both private and social sector buildings.
Distributed among these are over 400 units modified for Peel residents with special needs. In addition, there are also almost 1,348 units of co-operative housing in Peel that remain under federal administration.
