Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that the Manitoba government is investing an additional $4.3 million in capital funding for the 48-unit affordable housing project being developed at the site of the former Fleming School and providing $2 million for the establishment of a state-of-the-art sobering centre, along with $1.5 million in annual operating funding and $4 million for an attached transitional housing facility in Brandon.
The Manitoba government is providing nine community-based organizations with up to $1.7 million from the Journey to Independence Fund to deliver programming that will support Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) participants to pursue meaningful employment.
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The Manitoba government is providing more than $13 million in additional funding to index Rent Assist benefits for eligible low-income Manitobans, and is also indexing basic needs benefits for the first time for persons enrolled in the new Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities income assistance program.