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Measuring Progress

• Increased access to affordable housing • Greater variety of housing types and options (apartments,
houses, different sizes, etc.)
• Higher portion of members living on- vs. off-reserve
• More communal living options

Key Challenges And Concerns

• Housing availability and affordability, many families are living in overcrowded homes
• Homelessness in our community is hidden
• Poor quality housing is undignified, and members take risks like using heaters or gas ovens that are unsafe
• Change toward a consumerist culture, building bigger homes, less connected with neighbours and families
• Consequences for people not paying back loans; lack of repayment affects Housing’s ability to offer loans
• Renters can take advantage of landlords, and vice versa
• Lack of connection with off-reserve housing issues

Suggested Lead Partners

• Housing • Social Services • Community Planning • New and emerging
organizations
• Public Works • Health Services • Ontario Works

Timeline

OBJECTIVES STATUS IN 2019
Sustained funding required to support elders in renovation to meet their needs as
they age, and perform regular maintenance. Residential Rehabilitation and Assistance
Develop elders housing fund
Program and senior relief fund through Ontario Works are available but limited and
inconsistent.
SHORT Tailor housing loan program to Currently we build in the most cost-effective way which is not always green, should work
(2019-2024) facilitate alternative housing with people building homes to explore alternative options such as tiny homes, passive
with lower footprint homes.

Offer home & yard Loan recipients could be provided training and be required to commit to standards of
maintenance education home and yard maintenance based on ability. Housing department planning to deliver
a program to educate renters.
Needed to reduce interest costs and keep money in the community. Housing
Enhance Six Nations Housing Department is nearly self-sufficient from loan repayment and admin fees, eventual
Loan Program
objective is to take role of banks with counter loan service.
MEDIUM Address housing needs Need for smaller housing units for single people, elders, people living with disabilities.
Next phase of Housing Department development in Ohsweken is 8 accessible bachelor
(2025-2029) style apartments.
Create a renter and landlord bill Recourse needed to uphold standards of respect and responsibility between landlords
of rights/responsibilities and tenants.

Build emergency housing or Community members in crisis or disaster currently are not supported.
homeless shelter
LONG
(2030-2039) Encourage cooperative, Some in community are looking to embrace traditional ways of living in modern
communal, and higher-density contexts – modern longhouses or ‘clan-dos’, to share resources and bring families and
generations together. Currently the housing and land policies do not promote this
housing options for new builds
communal approach.

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