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Alberta overhauls renters' aid program
The Alberta government is making changes to a controversial emergency housing fund that ended up costing the province $114 million more than expected.
04/04/2009 3:16:56 PM
CBC News
The Homeless and Eviction Prevention Fund, or HEP fund, was brought in to help people pay for rising rents during the height of the boom, when there were few vacancies and big rent hikes.
When the fund was introduced in 2007, the province forecast it would cost $7 million. But after more than 60,000 people applied for emergency aid, the fund paid out a total of $121 million.
"When this fund was set up … it was really put in place to respond to what was a truly emergent situation," said Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs spokesperson Barbra Korol.
"We really are now in a situation where we can provide benefits that are more sustainable over the long term."
Province to subsidize rent for up to 1 year
Under regulations that took effect April 1, those who were getting help from the fund will be transferred to a new 12-month rental subsidy program.
Tenants are to pay 30 per cent of their household income toward rent with the government picking up the rest, to a maximum of $550 a month for up to 12 months.
"Really, this HEP fund was leaving them in a constant state of distress because they didn't know from one month to the next if they'd have a place," said Cameron McDonald, with the Inner City Housing Society.
"With these 12-month commitments through a direct rent supplement, people can have piece of mind, be stable and live, in my opinion, a higher quality of life and not worry about having to get evicted."
To qualify, renters must have a household income of less than $32,000 or assets of less than $7,000.
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