Snapshot of NRH

Since 2002, NRH has been the administrator of affordable housing for Niagara Region.

NRH - Affordable Housing in Niagara Brochure

What is affordable housing?  Generally, affordable housing is defined as costing no more than 30 per cent of a household’s gross monthly income.

Niagara Regional Housing (NRH) is dedicated to providing and advocating for quality affordable housing in Niagara through a combination of programs and services including:

• Owned units - NRH owns 909 family homes and 1,782 senior apartment units.  Tenants do not pay more than 30% of income on rent
  
  
• Non-profits/Co-operative Housing - NRH provides legislative oversight to 66 non-profit and co-operative organizations across Niagara, which own and manage more than 4,000 rental units
  
  
• The Rent Supplement Program – NRH has agreements with more than 100 private landlords for approximately 750 units that are filled from the NRH waiting list
  
  
• The Housing Allowance Program - NRH provides a supplement payment directly to private and non-profit landlords.  The program is intended to provide temporary assistance while the tenant remains on the waiting list for a permanent rent-geared-to-income unit.  This is a five-year program that ends in 2013.
  
  
• Welcome Home Niagara - Funding under the Welcome Home Niagara program has ended. Should future funding become available Niagara Regional Housing will post the details on our website
  
  
• Community Programs - In partnership with community agencies, NRH offers educational and lifeskills programs and assistance, mediation and conflict resolution, crisis management and community support information to help maintain successful tenancies