Province investing $21M in low-income housing as part of Budget 2024
The province is spending an additional $21 million as part of Budget 2024 to help support low-income housing for Albertans.
The money will be provided to 48 affordable housing providers who are part of the program, which prioritizes Albertans with dependants and an income of $25,000 or less.
Rent is based on 30 per cent of household income.
With the additional money, providers will receive a total of $75 million in 2024-25 to help keep rent affordable for Alberta's most vulnerable residents.
"Our housing providers will be able to put this money to use in supporting their hard working staff, covering utilities and routine maintenance, and addressing costs associated with unit turnover, processing applications and managing waitlists," Jason Nixon, minister for seniors, community, and social services told reporters on Tuesday.
"By ensuring operations run smoothly, we can ensure that vulnerable and low income Albertans have access to affordable places to call home."
According to the province, more than 110,000 Albertans currently live in more than 60,000 government subsidized homes.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Prince William and Kate release photo of daughter Charlotte to mark ninth birthday
Prince William and his wife Kate released a picture of their daughter Charlotte to mark the princess's ninth birthday on Thursday.
This Canadian restaurant just lowered its prices. Here's how it did it
A Canadian restaurant lowered its prices this week, and though news of price tags dropping rather than climbing sounds unusual, the business strategy in this case is not, according to experts in the field.
Concerns about Plexiglas prompt inspections at some Loblaws locations in Ottawa
Inspections are underway at more than one Loblaws location in Ottawa after complaints were filed about tall Plexiglas barriers.
Facial reconstruction reveals what a 40-something Neanderthal woman may have looked like
Scientists studying a Neanderthal woman's remains have painstakingly pieced together her skull from 200 bone fragments to understand what she may have looked like.
Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday.
Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Nazi leader Hermann Goring
Archeologists have unearthed the skeletons of five people, missing their hands and feet, at a former Nazi military base in Poland.
Ontario man loses $1,500 applying for Nexus cards on social media
The trusted traveller program between Canada and the United States is extremely popular and almost two million Canadians have a Nexus card.
Companies letting customers opt out of Mother's Day ads
In an effort to balance the profitability of Mother's Day with the pain it causes some people, some brands are offering customers the choice to opt out of Mother's Day email advertising.
A mother's hopes to free her son from a Syrian prison is revitalized by a new human rights report
Just days before the seventh anniversary of the day Jack Letts was thrown in prison with thousands of suspected ISIS fighters, his mother delivered a small stack of envelopes to the headquarters of Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa.