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Region offers funding + help for new affordable units

The Regional Municipality of Durham said it is supporting affordable rental housing development by providing capital funding and regional planning services, via the At Home Incentive Program (AHIP).

This year, $5.75 million in funding is available through the AHIP. To be eligible for the AHIP, projects must provide a minimum of five affordable housing units, said a region statement.

Projects may include:

  • New construction.
  • Converting a non-residential building to purpose-built rental housing.
  • Adding a new affordable building to an existing site.
  • Adding new units to an existing building.
  • Redeveloping community housing to increase the supply of affordable housing units.

The deadline to apply for the AHIP is December 11, at 4 pm.

AHIP supports At Home in Durham, the Durham Housing Plan 2014 to 2024 and the Master Housing Strategy. This is the third AHIP Call for Applications; the previous two Calls for Applications led to $17.7 million in funding, collectively, to help create 209 new affordable rental units in Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering, Uxbridge and Whitby.

For more information about the AHIP, visit durham.ca/AHIP.

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