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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