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Rental Housing Eligibility and
Program Income Limits for Manitoba Housing Tenants
- effective January 1, 2025

To be eligible for the rental housing programs applicants must:

  • complete a program application
  • have a total adjusted household income at or below the rental Program Income Limits
  • be in core housing need (SHRP)
  • be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident of Canada or refugee claimant
  • provide a rental history
  • pay outstanding debt owed to the program or sign an approved payment plan

International students and Permanent Residents – Family Class are not eligible.

If you are not a Manitoba Housing tenant please see the 2025 program income limits and rents for private non-profit tenants.

Applicants to the Social Housing Rental Program must have incomes below the posted income limits:

2025 Social Housing Rental Program Income Limits

Community
Studio

1 Bedroom

2 Bedroom

3 Bedroom

4+ 
Bedroom

Winnipeg and Surrounding Areas   $31,000 $44,000 $55,000 $58,000 $66,000
Southern Other Urban/ Rural Brandon $25,500 $33,000 $42,500 $49,000 $56,000
Dauphin $23,500 $28,500 $35,500 $45,000 $50,000
Portage La Prairie $22,500 $31,000 $40,500 $49,000 $52,000
Selkirk $24,500 $33,000 $39,000 $51,500 $52,000
Steinbach $25,500 $35,000 $40,000 $51,500 $52,000
Winkler $22,500 $29,500 $37,500 $46,000 $52,000
Northern Other Urban/Rural Thompson $28,000 $38,000 $48,000 $51,000 $52,500
The Pas/Flin Flon $21,500 $29,500 $41,000 $45,000 $50,000
Churchill $23,000 $30,000 $37,500 $46,000 $51,500
Southern Non-Market   $20,500 $27,500 $35,000 $42,000 $46,500
Northern Non-Market   $20,000 $29,500 $34,500 $41,500 $48,500

 

Affordable Housing Rental Program

This program is for lower-moderate income households whose total household income is below the posted 2025 program income limits. The household will pay an affordable rent based on median rents in the private market.

2025 Affordable Housing Rental Program Income Limits

Household without children $67,900
Family Household (families with children or dependants) $90,500

2025 Rents for Manitoba Housing tenants in the Affordable Housing Rental Program are at the following rates below:

2025 Affordable Housing Rental Program Rents - Manitoba Housing Tenants
Includes Essential Utilities (heat, water, sewer)

Community
Studio
1
Bedroom
2
Bedroom
3
Bedroom
4+ 
Bedroom
 
Winnipeg and Surrounding Areas   $737 $1,054 $1,316 $1,384 $1,575
Southern Other Urban/ Rural Brandon $611 $794 $1,056 $1,223 $1,360
Dauphin $583 $698 $889 $1,124 $1,245
Portage la Prairie $551 $737 $972 $1,174 $1,301
Selkirk $598 $791 $935 $1,227 $1,301
Steinbach $639 $837 $960 $1,227 $1,301
Winkler $562 $732 $896 $1,146 $1,301
Northern Other Urban/Rural Thompson $671 $914 $1,140 $1,225 $1,307
The Pas/Flin Flon $512 $704 $992 $1,124 $1,245
Churchill $569 $745 $936 $1,147 $1,289
Southern Non-Market   $510 $687 $878 $1,050 $1,162
Northern Non-Market   $500 $722 $857 $1,043 $1,214

 

2025 Affordable Housing Rental Program Rents - No Utilities Included

Community
Studio
1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4+ 
Bedroom
 

Winnipeg and Surrounding Areas

  $703 $967 $1,197 $1,262 $1,448
Southern Other Urban/ Rural Brandon $573 $707 $937 $1,101 $1,233
Dauphin $549 $611 $770 $1,002 $1,118
Portage la Prairie $513 $650 $853 $1,052 $1,174
Selkirk $560 $704 $816 $1,105 $1,174
Steinbach $601 $750 $841 $1,105 $1,174
Winkler $524 $645 $777 $1,024 $1,174
Northern Other Urban/Rural Thompson $637 $827 $1,042 $1,103 $1,180
The Pas/Flin Flon $474 $617 $873 $1,002 $1,118
Churchill $531 $658 $817 $1,025 $1,162
Southern Non-Market   $472 $600 $759 $928 $1,035
Northern Non-Market   $466 $635 $739 $921 $1,087

 

 

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