Nearly 900 Edmonton social housing units renovated
The city has upgraded 882 affordable homes over three years with $23.3 million in combined federal and municipal funding.
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Edmonton has completed renovations on 882 affordable townhomes and apartments operated by Civida, the city's subsidized housing program, over the past three years.
The improvements included structural repairs, electrical upgrades, and accessibility enhancements to units originally built in the 1960s and 1970s. The City contributed $10.5 million and the federal government added $12.8 million to the project.
Mayor Andrew Knack said the upgrades will improve quality of life for families facing housing instability. "These improvements will also mean a better quality of life for families with health issues or disabilities, fleeing domestic violence or just getting on their feet."
Civida is Edmonton's largest affordable housing provider, where residents pay a maximum of 30 per cent of their income towards rent. The city also retrofitted over 1,076 mixed-income homes through HomeEd, its non-profit housing corporation, using an additional $6.8 million in federal funding and $3.5 million from the City for efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability improvements.