How does the City make housing more affordable for residents?

The City uses a variety of programs and subsidies to help make housing more affordable for low-to moderate income residents.

New construction: The City provides capital funding to housing providers to develop new affordable and supportive housing units every year. In 2023, 49 new affordable and 57 new supportive housing units were completed and 831 affordable and supportive housing units were under construction.

Rent-geared-to-income assistance: This subsidy reduces the cost of housing so that households pay 30 percent of their monthly income on rent. Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) assistance is provided through the Centralized Waiting List (CWL) managed by The Social Housing Registry on behalf of the City. In 2023, 1,186 households were housed from the CWL.

Housing allowance: This subsidy, paid to the household or the landlord, helps households pay rent. In 2023, 610 new housing benefits were provided to residents in need.

Did you know that the City provides funding to redevelop and construct new affordable housing like Nepean Housing Corporation’s Dunbar Court?