Regional Council commits $8 million to support affordable rental housing development

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham invites private and public sector partners to apply for the At Home Incentive Program (AHIP), which supports the development of affordable rental housing through Regional capital funding and application support services. This year, $8 million in funding is available through the AHIP.

To be eligible, projects must provide a minimum of five affordable housing units and 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.

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

When: The deadline to apply is April 2, at 11:59 p.m.

Why: The Region of Durham is working with private and public sector partners to create more affordable rental housing, so that more residents have a safe and affordable place to call home. This is the fourth Call for Applications; in the first three years of the program, Regional Council approved $30.5 million in AHIP funding to help create 350 new affordable rental units in Ajax, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby.

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