Haldimand and Norfolk Housing and Social Services Advisory Committee

That the meeting agenda be approved as presented.

That the meeting minutes for the Haldimand- Norfolk Social Services and Housing Advisory Committee on May 25, 2026, is approved as presented.

That Staff Report ESS 26-010, Provincial Allocation of OPHI and COCHI Funding and Investment Plan 2026/2027 be received as information; and That Council accepts the COCHI funding in the amount of $998,100 and the OPHI funding in the amount of $332,300; and That Council authorize the Treasurer and Clerk to sign the required Transfer Payment Agreement with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and That Council approve the per program funding allocations as outlined in this staff report; and That Council ask Staff to send a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provincially and to our federal Members of Parliament to ask for an increase to provincial funding; and Further That the COCHI and OPHI Investment Plan containing the per program allocations be submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and well as our Members of Parliament.

That Council receive report ESS-26-013 as information; and That Council accepts the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) funding intended to support homeless prevention services from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), in the amount of $3,610,300; and That Council directs staff to allocate the funding to the appropriate program categories as recommended and submit to MMAH, and Further That Council approve the updated local service guidelines for the Residential Services Home (RSH) Program and an increase to the per diem rate for the from $55 to $60.