The County of Wellington is committed to working with non for profits, developers, builders, landlords and homeowners to develop and maintain affordable housing in our area. As Service Manager for Guelph-Wellington, the County has leveraged funding to support the construction of over 300 units of affordable housing in Guelph-Wellington since 2005.
What is 'affordable' rental? |
In general affordable rental units are units for which the rent is at or below the average market rent of a unit in the regional market area. Average Market Rents (AMRs) are updated annually by the province. Depending on funding streams, 'affordability' thresholds may vary. |
Funding Opportunities |
The County of Wellington delivers educational sessions to assist organizations to prepare for future affordable housing funding opportunities and offers grants to help offset the capital cost of building new affordable housing, as funding is available. Please refer to the links below to review current funding options. |
Affordable Housing Development Workshops |
If you would like copy of slides, contact Shannon by email shannonm@wellington.ca, or phone 519.824.7822, 1.800.663.0750 x 4240. In November, the County of Wellington hosted an online Affordable Housing Development Workshop series for housing provider staff, directors and community agencies in the local housing and homelessness sectors. Tim Welch Consulting Inc. facilitated this 5-part series that focused on a detailed approach to key topics in the development of new affordable housing.
For this series, the 5 workshop topics were:
In addition to this training, the County is releasing an updated Affordable Housing Development Guide to serve as a resource tool for organizations that are interested in developing affordable housing.
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Affordable Housing Development Resources |
Affordable Rental Housing Development Resource Guide Sample Affordable Housing Development Expression of Interest Affordable Housing Information Session (2018) |
Affordable Housing in the News |
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