Rental Assistance Programs

We cannot reach everyone, but our goal is to help one household at a time.

The cost of living in Toronto’s Jewish community is high. Many families and individuals are forced to pay between 50-70 percent of their limited incomes on housing, often at the expense of other basic essentials such as food.

The current poverty rate in the Jewish community is 14 percent, which translates to over 25,000 Jewish people living in poverty - including children, seniors, and Holocaust survivors.

We cannot reach everyone, but our goal is to help one household at a time.

The cost of living in Toronto’s Jewish community is high. Many families and individuals are forced to pay between 50-70 percent of their limited incomes on housing, often at the expense of other basic essentials such as food.

The current poverty rate in the Jewish community is 14 percent, which translates to over 25,000 Jewish people living in poverty - including children, seniors, and Holocaust survivors.

Rental Assistance Program

Kehilla’s Rental Assistance Program provides up to $400 a month to help people pay their rent and live more affordably in the Jewish Community.

We are currently helping over 300 households who pay more than 35% of their gross incomes on rent.

You may qualify for Kehilla’s Rental Assistance Program if you are paying more than 35% of your income on rent and if you fit the following criteria:

You identify as Jewish
You live in the Jewish Community in the Greater Toronto Area
You live in a 1-bedroom apartment, pay up to a maximum of $1,836 in monthly rent and your yearly combined household income $62,941 or less
You live in a 2-bedroom apartment, pay up to a maximum of $2,243 in monthly rent and your yearly combined household income is $76,892 or less
You live in a 3-bedroom apartment, pay up to a maximum of $2,551 in monthly rent and your yearly combined household income is $87,470 or less

Housing opportunities

We invite you to submit an application to join Kehilla’s Rental Assistance Program Waitlist. When Kehilla has housing opportunities available, our staff contacts our RAP waitlist to offer the opportunity.

Download the application

Dedicated Holocaust Survivor Rental Assistance Program

Thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation, Kehilla can provide dedicated rental assistance annually to Holocaust Survivors,allowing them to live in dignity without the stress of having to decide between paying their rent or eating.

We have the capacity to assist 95 Survivors.

You may qualify for the Holocaust Survivor Rental Assistance Program if you have a Claims Conference number and pay more than 35% of your income on rent. Please contact Kehilla for more information.

Housing opportunities

There is no waitlist for Kehilla’s Dedicated Holocaust Survivor Rental Assistance Program. Successful applicants must confirm their Holocaust Survivor status by providing their Claims Conference information.

Download the application

To get on the waitlist for Rent Geared to Income Housing click here and you will be redirected to the City of Toronto’s website.

Young Adult Rental
Assistance Program

Youth aging out of the foster care system often fall through the cracks. This innovative program, generously funded by the Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation ensures that this does not happen.

To be eligible for this program, you must be a former client of the foster care system, aged 18 to 30 and are paying more than 35% of your income on rent. Young Adult RAP is facilitated through JF&CS.