Ara grants subsidies for improving the housing conditions of special-needs groups, intended to increase the offering of reasonably priced rental housing suitable for such a purpose.
Special-needs groups include
- homeless people
- refugees,
- students
- people with mental health or substance abuse problems
- disabled people
- people suffering from memory illness
- old people in poor physical condition.
Maximum subsidy amounts are scaled according to the recipients, with the subsidy percentage increasing according to the number of exceptional arrangements required to support the group's housing. The maximum percentages are 15, 25, 40 and 50 % of approved investment costs.