New Brunswick Federal / Provincial Repair Program

[Navtaj Chandhoke]

New Brunswick Federal / Provincial Repair Program

Provides financial assistance for:

– Low income homeowners occupying existing substandard housing to repair, rehabilitate or improve their dwellings to a minimum level of health and safety.

– Modifications to low income homeowner and rental units to improve the accessibility of the dwelling for occupants with disabilities.

– Adaptations for low income seniors who have difficulty with daily living activities in the home.

– Provides assistance for limited modifications to eligible households to accommodate an aging parent.

Eligibility

To qualify:

– the household income must be below the established “housing income limits” which vary by household size and by geographical areas within the province.

– you must own the home and live in it

– your home must require major repairs or lack basic facilities.

– modifications are required for people with disabilities must be housing related and/or provide access to permanently installed, basic facilities within the dwelling.

– adaptations required for seniors must facilitate and prolong independent living (i.e. using the kitchen & getting around hallways)

Homeowner households may be eligible for a forgivable loan for both disabled accessible modifications and other major repair items (i.e. structural, electrical) to a maximum of $20,000.

Seniors are eligible for a forgivable loan for minor adaptations to facilitate independent living to a maximum of $5,000

Landlords are eligible for a forgivable loan for disabled modifications to a maximum of $10,000.

https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.8735.html

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