There are several grants available through the City
and the Province to help homeowners repair their homes. You can
call the Single Window Housing at 940-3070 or call my office at 986-5951 to find out more about
any of these grants.
Residential Rehabilitation
Assistance Program (RRAP)
This program offers financial assistance to low-income homeowners, disabled persons
and landlords to repair their homes (loans of up to $18,000, of
which $12,000 may be forgivable). The program brings substandard
dwellings up to an acceptable level of health and safety.
Homeowner Emergency
Loan Program (HELP)
This program offers no-interest loans up to $3,000 to address emergency repairs
that impact the health and/or safety of a home's occupants. The
same low-income standards are used as RRAP.
Neighbourhood
Housing Assistance (NHA)
This program provides
loans of up to $10,000, forgivable over five years. The designated
area for this program in our community is the Spence
Neighbourhood. For a homeowner to receive an NHA loan,
all inspector-recommended repairs must be completed and those above
$10,000 must be completed at the homeowner's expense.
Home Adaptation for Senior's
Independence (HASI)
This program provides loans
of up to $2,500 (forgivable over six months) to low-income seniors
to improve the physical accessibility of their dwelling unit.
Manitoba
Hydro Energy Conservation Program offers loans up to $5,000 at 8.5%
interest repayable over five years for repairs that improve the
energy efficiency of the house.
Home Renovation
Tax Assistance Program (HRTA)
This program offers up to $1,500 property
tax credit to owners of homes assessed at less than $90,000 for
renovations done to the home. The maximum grant is 15% of the cost
of renovations to a maximum of $10,000 worth of renovations.
Minimum Home
Repair Program (MHRP)
This program may
provide financial assistance up to $3,000 to repair "minor" but
important elements in a house and, which if not repaired, could
force an owner-occupied dwelling to become vacant. This program
helps to extend the life expectancy of the existing housing stock
in designated neighbourhoods. The designated area for this program
in our community is the Spence Neighbourhood.
