Affordable and Rental Housing

<p><b></b></p><p><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/redactor_assets/assets/83facfa9e670d20a1bdb4e792298fa565d782a73/000/015/267/original/affordable_and_rental_housing.JPG?1575915426" alt="" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"></p>Overview: Housing is affordable when it costs less than 30% of household income. Affordable and rental housing are becoming increasingly rare in Cobourg. <p>Many options exist for encouraging affordable housing: older buildings can be retrofitted (e.g. churches, schools, old factories), and financial incentives and alternative building standards can be used for new developments. </p><p><b>Where it’s been used: </b></p><p></p><ul> <li>Peterborough, ON  (Knox United Church Redevelopment) </li> <li>Orillia, ON  (Orillia Affordable Housing Grant)</li> </ul>
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