Newfoundland & Labrador Funding Sources

Provincial Home Repair Program (PHRP)

Through Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC), PHRP is designed to provide funding to:

• assist low-income homeowners who require essential repairs to their homes;
• bring dwellings up to minimum fire and life safety standards, with improvements in basic heating, electrical and plumbing services;
• provide seniors and the physically challenged who require accessibility changes to their residences the ability to carry out these renovations, which will allow them to remain in their homes for a longer period.

Eligibility Criteria

• low-income homeowners requiring essential repairs to their dwellings;
• low-income homeowners seeking changes to make their homes accessible for physically challenged occupants (referral from Family and Rehabilitative Services Division of the Department of Health and Community Services required);
• low-income seniors requiring changes to their homes which would permit them to remain in their dwellings for longer periods (referral from local Community Health Board required).

What types of repairs are eligible?

Essential repairs necessary to maintain a dwelling for continuous safe occupancy. This may include:

• heating, electrical or plumbing systems;
• deteriorated structures, foundations, windows, doors, roofing or siding.

Grant/Loan Funding

NLHC provides funding to eligible homeowners in the form of grants and repayable loans. Funding is limited to the costs associated with essential repairs. Grant funding is available up to a maximum of $5,000 [$6,500 in coastal Labrador]. Essential repairs exceeding these levels may be addressed under a repayable loan of up to $10,000 [$13,000 in coastal Labrador].

Client Selection/Delivery Process

Clients with emergency repairs will be treated with priority, and clients with critical repairs will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis. Other applications will be served based on their original date of inquiry.

Applications processing and loan administration will be the responsibility of NLHC.

For further information about the Provincial Home Repair Program (PHRP) please click here.

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