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Service

Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities
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Description The RRAP for Persons with Disabilities offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords by providing a forgivable loan to pay for modifying the houses or rental units to meet the needs of occupants with disabilities.
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Coverage

To be eligible, changes/modifications must relate to housing and be reasonably connected to the occupant's disability. Most modifications that make it easier for the occupant with disabilities to live independently are eligible for funding. These include items such as a ramp, chair lift, bathtub lift or wheel-in shower, and height adjustments to kitchen workspaces, cupboards and handrails.

Most household appliances, and therapeutic items, such as portable equipment used for mobility or personal care, are not eligible for funding under this program.

Please note: Work carried out before you receive the approval of the RRAP for Persons with Disabilities in writing is NOT eligible for funding under this program.

Financial Assistance: Assistance is in the form of a forgivable loan — it does not have to be repaid if certain conditions are met. The maximum loan is between $16,000 and $19,000, depending on the location of the property. If the cost of repairs is higher than the loan amount, the homeowner/landlord must cover the additional costs. The loan also depends on the actual cost of the repairs that are eligible to receive funding.
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Eligibility

You may be eligible for assistance under this program if you are:

  • a landlord renting self-contained dwelling units, or rooms in a rooming house, to low-income tenants, and the rents are below the Median Market Rents (MMR) for the area where the property is located

or

  • a homeowner whose home is valued at less than $175,000 and whose total household income is below the Housing Income Limit (HIL) for your area and family composition

and

  • you are planning changes to your home/rental unit to meet the needs of an occupant with disabilities
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Applying Request an application to be mailed to you or pick up an application at the address below.
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Area served Manitoba
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Hours 8:30AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday
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Languages English, French
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Fees Not applicable
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Access Wheelchair accessible
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Toll-free 1-866-689-5566
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Telephone 204-945-5566 (Winnipeg), 204-729-2496 (Brandon)
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TTY 204-945-4796 or 1-800-855-0511 (Manitoba Relay Service)
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Fax 204-948-3035 (Winnipeg), 204-729-2496 (Brandon)
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Fax housing@gov.mb.ca
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Address

Winnipeg:

Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative
361 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 2K2

Brandon:

Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation
410 - 9th Street (City Hall – Main Floor)
Brandon, MB R7A 6A2

Manitoba other than Winnipeg or Brandon:

Main floor – 280 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 0R8