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Do You Know About The Emergency Repair program (ERP)?
Low income households in rural areas can get financial help for emergency repairs
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers financial assistance to help low income households in rural areas, for emergency repairs required for the continued safe occupancy of their home.
Who Can Apply?
Homeowners/occupants in rural areas whose income are at or below the established ceilings for the area are eligible to apply for financial assistance.
Eligible Repairs
Only those repairs urgently required to make a house safe are eligible for assistance. Example include:
Heating systems, chimneys, doors and windows, foundations, roofs, walls, floors and ceilings, vents, louvers, plumbing, electrical systems.
Any repairs carried out before application is approved in writing are not eligible.
Financial Assistance
Assistance is in the form of a contribution which does not have to be repaid. The maximum contribution varies acccording to the cost of the repairs and geographic zone in which the property is located.
Application can be made and further information can be found at www.CMHC.ca

Andrew Mckay







