Letter to Community from Manitoba Housing
August 30, 2024
Due to unprecedented demand for the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB),
Housing Addictions and Homelessness (HAH) are initiating a temporary pause of
new intake to the CMHB Program for the Homelessness.
End Homelessness Winnipeg who works on behalf of HAH will not be processing any
new applications but will receive them as current normal practice. Manitobans who
are currently receiving the CMHB or renewing their benefit will not be affected.
Any application received after August 2, 2024, will not be processed until further
notice.
Housing, Addictions and Homelessness staff will be available to respond to specific
questions or concerns as follows:
By e-mail: CMHBSI@gov.mb.ca
or
By mail:
Housing, Addictions and Homelessness
5th floor – 259 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2A
Click here to download the official letter received by End Homelessness Winnipeg
End Homelessness Winnipeg administers the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB) homelessness stream in partnership with Manitoba Housing. The CMHB is a portable shelter benefit.
The office is located at 209a – 1075 Portage Avenue. You can contact them by email at CMHB@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca or by phone at 204-915-6940 or 204-619-8746
Eligible recipients are renters in core housing need: experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. This stream is designed to support independence and provide safe and stable housing. The goal is to improve outcomes by providing a benefit that addresses affordability gaps in housing costs. CMHB is portable within Manitoba.
To be eligible for the CMHB homelessness stream, applicants must be:
- Receiving Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) or non-EIA Rent Assist
- In core housing need due to affordability
- A Canadian Citizen, permanent resident of Canada or refugee claimant
- Living in private rental accommodation (not Manitoba Housing)
To apply for the CMHB, applicants must submit the program application form, budget letter or rent assist confirmation letter, and their tenancy agreement or completed EIA Rent Form.
Program Application Forms
Change of Info Forms
Renewal Forms
Download a list of some local Housing Support Programs and Housing Providers here.
For more information on accessing the benefit, contact CMHB@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
For more information about the CMHB process, download the CMHB procedural manual here, the FAQ here, and the Infosheet here.
For more information about the Government program.
Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Stream
This stream is to support independence and improve outcomes for individuals who have left a situation of violence and need help to pay for their rent or mortgage to independently establish themselves.
The benefit in this stream can be used anywhere in the private market in Manitoba. The benefit is delivered by the Provincial Services office of Manitoba Families.
For more information about this program stream, eligibility, and forms, please visit: Province of Manitoba | Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Stream
Youth Stream
This stream is designed to support independence and improve outcomes for youth who are in the process of, or who have transitioned out of the care of Child and Family Services, up to the age of 26, and need assistance to pay for housing.
The benefit in this stream can be used anywhere in the private market in Manitoba. The benefit is delivered by the Provincial Services office of Manitoba Families.
For more information about this program stream, eligibility, and forms, please visit: Province of Manitoba | Youth Stream
