Durham Access to Social Housing (DASH) runs two wait lists:
DASH posts vacancies for RGI or modified units with social housing properties, and some private landlords in Durham Region. We post them on the site when they are available. Vacancies stay posted for one week. You must be on the DASH wait list to see vacancies.
Read our guide to using the DASH vacancies site and how to use the online system to get started.
Apply for RGI or modified housing
DASH wait lists
To be on the DASH wait list, you must first apply to RGI or modified housing.
If you are on the wait list, you can log in to see vacancies that are suitable for you. You can express interest in any vacancy you see.
There is a wait list for RGI and for modified units. You may need to find your own rental housing in the private market while you are on the wait list.
We will offer you housing if your name is higher on the wait list than the other people who showed interest in the same vacancy. You are normally higher on the wait list than people who applied after you, but some people may have priority. This means we will offer them housing first.
| Special Priority applicants |
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You may be eligible for Special Priority on the DASH wait list if:
You must be willing to live apart from this person forever. You must give us proof of the abuse from someone that is working with you professionally. We also need proof that you live with or used to live with the person who is abusing you. |
| Critical Priority applicants |
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You may be eligible for Critical Priority on the DASH wait list if you have extraordinary and unusual costs. These costs must make it unreasonable for you to pay market rent. These must be costs that that people don't normally have. You cannot get Critical Priority because of high rent, high electricity bills, credit card bills, car payments or phone bills. If you want to apply for Critical Priority, contact Durham Access to Social Housing (DASH) using the contact information at the bottom of this page. |
| Overhoused RGI tenants |
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People who are living in an RGI unit that is too large for them are considered overhoused and must transfer to a smaller unit. We will offer you a transfer before others on the DASH wait list. |
| Appeals |
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If you disagree with a decision about your placement on the wait list, you can appeal to the Regional Review Panel. |
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