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1. Current number of subsidized housing units, May 2018.
| Rent-geared-to-income | Market Rent Units | Number of Subsidized Housing Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing corporation units | 415 | 415 | |
| Housing provider units | 112 | 54 | 166 |
| Rent supplement units | 33 | ||
| Housing allowances | 74 | ||
| Total | 688 |
2. Projected number of new affordable housing units required by 2024, projected in 2014.
| Total Affordable Dwellings (not including PSH) | Rent-geared-to-income and Permanent Supportive Housing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACW | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Bluewater | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Central Huron | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| Goderich | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| Howick | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Huron East | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| Morris-Turnberry | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| North Huron | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| South Huron | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| Total | 141 | 59 | 200 |
3a. Number of applicants on the centralized wait list - March 2017
| Location | 1 Bedroom | 2 Bedrooms | 3 Bedrooms | 4 Bedrooms | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | 23 | 23 | |||
| Belmore | 0 | 0 | |||
| Blyth | 17 | 17 | |||
| Brussels | 16 | 16 | |||
| Clinton | 54 | 3 | 4 | 61 | |
| Exeter | 47 | 11 | 7 | 65 | |
| Goderich | 115 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 155 |
| Seaforth | 37 | 37 | |||
| Wingham | 30 | 4 | 1 | 35 | |
| Vanastra | 21 | 4 | 2 | 27 | |
| Zurich | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total | 375 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 451 |
3b. Number of applicants on the centralized wait list - March 2018
| Location | 1 Bedroom | 2 Bedrooms | 3 Bedrooms | 4 Bedrooms | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | 37 | 37 | |||
| Belmore | 3 | 3 | |||
| Blyth | 22 | 22 | |||
| Brussels | 20 | 20 | |||
| Clinton | 65 | 10 | 8 | 83 | |
| Exeter | 58 | 18 | 8 | 84 | |
| Goderich | 139 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 196 |
| Seaforth | 42 | 42 | |||
| Wingham | 40 | 6 | 8 | 54 | |
| Vanastra | 31 | 2 | 1 | 34 | |
| Zurich | 17 | 17 | |||
| Total | 474 | 67 | 36 | 15 | 592 |
4. Number of families on geared-to-income housing waitlist as of 24 May 2018
| 2 Bedrooms | 3 Bedrooms | 4 Bedrooms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 50 | 21 | 16 |
5. Average wait time by unit size, household type and geography (Approximate wait times for Housing Corporation units only)
| Location | 1 Bedroom | 2 Bedrooms | 3 Bedrooms | 4 Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | 1-2 years | |||
| Blyth | 1-2 years | |||
| Brussels | 1-2 years | |||
| Clinton | 2-3 years | 2-3 years | 1-2 years | |
| Exeter | 2-3 years | |||
| Goderich | 4-5 years | 3-5 years | 3-5 years | 3-5 years |
| Seaforth | 2-3 years | |||
| Wingham | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 1-2 years | |
| Zurich | 1-2 years |
Currently have a wait list for the Housing Allowance Program.
From data provided by Jayme Koskamp, Huron Housing and Property Services, May, 2018.