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The waiting list for affordable housing in London just got a little shorter.

Thanks to Indwell, a Hamilton-based affordable housing agency, 67 people struggling with mental health issues, homelessness or a disability will move into ready-made, one-bedroom downtown apartments Monday.

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Tenants of Woodfield Gate, located at 356 Dundas St., will pay $550 in rent per month – about 63 per cent of the average market rate.

More than half the units in the building are furnished, an effort Indwell project director Graham Cubitt said is key to ensuring tenants integrate smoothly into their new surroundings.

Cubitt and more than 100 volunteers spent the last week putting finishing touches on the apartments.

“Everything from toilet roll holders, to putting together beds and dressers – just everything (is) ready for folks to move in,” Cubitt said, adding pots, pans, dishes and utensils also come with furnished units.