Homeowner RRAP
The Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Program offers financial
help to low-income homeowners who need to make repairs on their
homes. The program is aimed at people who live in substandard dwellings
and cannot afford the repairs that are necessary to make their homes
safer and healthier to live in.
In general, repairs required to bring a dwelling up to the minimum
level of health and safety can be funded under the RRAP. Repairs
fall under two categories: mandatory repairs and other eligible
repairs. To receive RRAP assistance, you must have at least one
mandatory repair such as a foundation, roof, electrical, septic,
or plumbing problem. It is important to keep in mind that this assistance
is for basic mandatory repairs and is not repairs to modernize or
improve the appearance of your home, which means that new windows,
doors, siding, insulation, and conversion of furnace are not mandatory
repairs and will not qualify under this program.
Work done prior to approval is not eligible for the assistance.
Disabled RRAP
The Disabled Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program offers
financial help to low-income homeowners who need to make modifications
to their home to directly benefit a disabled occupant. Qualifying
items include a ramp, chairlift, bathroom modification, etc. These
items must be fixed (scooters, hospital beds, portable air conditioners,
etc. would not qualify), and come with a Health Care Professional's
recommendation.
Qualifications
1) Do you own
and live in your home?
2) Is your house
at least five years old? (not required for Disabled RRAP)
3) Is your income
low enough to qualify for RRAP?
A household is considered
in "Core Need" if they are unable to obtain adequate
and suitable accommodation. For the purpose of determining Core
Housing Need, suitable accommodation is defined as a maximum of
two (2) and a minimum of one (1) persons per bedroom based on
the following:
- parents are eligible
for a bedroom separate from their children
- household members
aged 18 or more are eligible for a separate bedroom unless married
or otherwise common-law
- dependents aged
five (5) or more of the opposite sex do not share a bedroom
The Core Need Income
Threshold is based on the number of bedrooms needed by the
occupants.
4) Is your home
below the House Value Threshold for the area in which you live?
The threshold value
for the Township of Huron-Kinloss is $175 000.
For
more information, go to the Federal Government's website. Click
here.
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