Ontario Development Information employees author
The County of Simcoe has launched the Housing Our Future: 2023 Annual Report, detailing progress on a 10-year reasonably priced housing and homelessness prevention technique.
A minimal aim of two,685 new reasonably priced housing items set for 2014 to 2024 was exceeded one yr forward of schedule with 3,250 new reasonably priced houses constructed throughout the area since 2014.
Additionally, massive builds proceed in Orillia (open in 2024), Bradford West Gwillimbury (now accepting purposes), and in Barrie (anticipated to open in 2026/2027).
“We continue to impact the lives of residents with each new unit and investment in affordable housing. As we officially close out our previous 10-year plan, our council and staff are committed to having an even stronger and bolder 10-year affordable housing strategy to present in the coming months,” mentioned Warden Basil Clarke.
In response to the report, Simcoe County created 475 new reasonably priced housing areas in 2023, contributing to the general whole of three,250 new housing areas created for the reason that inception of the technique in 2014, which exceeded the unique goal of two,685 new reasonably priced items by 2024
Inexpensive housing areas created since 2014 embody:
An extra 1,478 new government-funded Hire Dietary supplements and housing allowances delivered
141 new reasonably priced homeownerships by means of the County’s Inexpensive Homeownership Program and by neighborhood companions together with Habitat for Humanity and OAHS
243 government-funded secondary suites by means of packages just like the County of Simcoe’s Secondary Suites Program, which offers forgivable loans to eligible people creating reasonably priced secondary suites of their house
804 unfunded secondary suites (unfunded second suites not deemed reasonably priced as of 2022 primarily based on market survey. Beforehand, a reduction price was utilized to mirror affordability ranges, e.g. 25% of items created deemed reasonably priced primarily based on information on the time)
Constructed 485 new items in reasonably priced rental developments
Created 99 new items in supportive housing developments
The county additionally supplied $650,000 below the Municipal Secondary Suites program, creating a further 25 reasonably priced secondary suites towards the overall of 243 new items for the reason that onset of the technique and distributed $250,000 to handle pressing house repairs by means of the Ontario Renovates Program.
Work continued on massive reasonably priced housing building initiatives, together with 130 items in Orillia (which welcomed its first residents earlier this yr), 50 items in Bradford West-Gwillimbury (now accepting purposes), and solidified plans to construct 215 items at what would be the County’s largest reasonably priced housing funding to this point on the County’s Rose Avenue location in Barrie
Additionally 14 items of supportive housing have been opened at 77 Tiffin Avenue in Barrie for folks experiencing psychological well being and habit challenges, individuals with disabilities, in addition to these experiencing homelessness, with $2.5 million from the Authorities of Ontario’s Social Providers Aid Fund (SSRF)
As of December 31, 2023, the overall variety of candidates on the waitlist for reasonably priced housing was 4,696 a lower of three.7 per cent from 2022
Funding for the reasonably priced housing technique comes from a wide range of sources, together with the County of Simcoe, the cities of Barrie and Orillia, and governments of Canada and Ontario.
