Affordable living for single adults in Nelson’s downtown. Made up of 39 single residential occupancy (SRO) units, three one-bedroom apartments, and three studio apartments. Ward Street is self-funded through its rental income, and Nelson CARES Society receives no government subsidy to assist with costs of operation.
People who are applying for a subsidized unit must meet the housing income limit set by BC Housing. As the demand for affordable housing is high, Nelson CARES Society Affordable Housing assesses each applicant’s need for housing based on criteria which includes the applicant’s income, current living situation and personal and family requirements as compared to other applicants. This ensures that priority is given to households in the greatest need.
This application form is designed to collect specific information from applicants seeking affordable housing at Ward Street Place in accordance with Part 4 of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Nelson CARES Society Affordable Housing will use this information to determine your eligibility for housing that best suit your needs.
In British Columbia affordable housing vacancies are limited. To increase your chances of obtaining housing, it is recommended that you apply for several developments and other geographic regions within the province. Visit: BC Housing for more information.
Please update this application if any of your information changes by submitting a new application form. Nelson CARES does not make updates to applications on file. If we do not receive a new application from you annually, your application will be stale dated after 12 months and removed from our active files. To protect private information, we shred all inactive applications.
To increase our ability to reach you, please provide a daytime phone number, phone number of a contact person, or email address. We only contact applicants being considered for a vacant unit. You will receive a confirmation within 30 days of submitting email and paper applications. If you do not receive an email or letter of confirmation, please contact the office at housing@nelsoncares.ca. Applications made online will confirm immediately upon completion.
Person seeking accommodation
List yourself on line 1 and then all other persons in your household who will be living with you.
Do you expect the number of people in your family to change in the next 12 months? (pregnancy, family joining, family leaving) If yes, please explain:
Have you previously lived in subsidized accommodation or been a tenant of Nelson CARES Society?
If yes, please list the property name and location:
What were the dates of your tenancy?
List gross monthly income [before deductions] for all members of your household, age 19 and older, from all sources. *Note: Effective April 1, 2018, Child support payments are not included as income.
Note: proof of income is required prior to start of tenancy.
List the current value of all assets held by you and members of your household)
See Addendum, to See Addendum A, below."
Note: verification is required prior to start of tenancy.
Other assets: Include RRSPs, Annuities, GICs and other investments held by members of your household.
Describe your current accommodation as completely as possible:
Nelson CARES Society has a no pet policy except for BC certified guide and service dogs (as per the BC Guide Dog and Service Dog Act). Cats are permitted at Ward Street Place with written permission of the property manager. A pet deposit will apply for all approved animals on site.
If yes, please upload a copy of the Notice to End Tenancy served by your landlord through the upload option below.
DECLARATION: By submitting this application to Nelson CARES Society you are making your declaration and authorization for the following:
I/We declare:
I/We authorize:
I/We understand that:
Please refer to the list of asset types below to determine if they should be included or excluded for rent calculation purposes. For asset types not identified below, please contact our Rent Calculation Help Desk.
If any asset produces a Real Monthly Income, use the higher of the Real Monthly Income or the Imputed Income from the asset. See Income from Assets for details.
It is a felony to knowingly provide false, inaccurate, or incomplete information.
You will see a pop up message after submitting your application confirming we have received your application.
If you do not see this message, you may have not filled in all required fields in the form. For questions about this application or to follow up with your application, please call Affordable Housing Administration: 250-551-4098.