Housing support

The B.C. Hydro Customer Crisis Fund (CCF) is a grant for up to $600 to help if you are having trouble with money or illness and if you are facing disconnection of your B.C. Hydro service, despite attempting to make payments.

If you are a recipient of income, hardship, or disability assistance you may be eligible to receive a supplement — either $850 or 50% of the cost of membership shares, whichever is smaller — to help with the cost of purchasing shares in a co-operative housing corporation.

If you are a recipient of income, hardship, or disability assistance you may qualify to receive a one-time payment to help with an unexpected emergency to prevent imminent danger to your physical health or to prevent the removal of a child under your care.

If you are a senior who is 65 and older or a person with disability (PWD) you may be eligible for the home renovation tax credit to assist with the cost of certain permanent home renovations to improve accessibility or be more functional or mobile at home.

The Homeless Prevention Program provides portable rent supplements and support services to individuals in identified at-risk groups facing homelessness.

If you are unable to pay your property taxes in any particular year, you may be able to defer your property taxes if you qualify for property tax deferment programs.

The Rental Assistance Program provides eligible low-income working families with cash assistance to help with their monthly rent payments. How much you get depends on your household, income & assets, and your location.

If you are getting income, hardship, or disability assistance, you may be able to get a supplement to help with the cost of a security deposit for rental housing.

If you are 60 years old or older, you are renting in the private market and you are living on a lower income, this program can give you monthly payments to your bank account to lower the cost of your rent. You will need a bank account to get this benefit.

If you are getting income, hardship, or disability assistance you may be able to get the Utility Security Deposits supplement to help with getting electricity or natural gas service.

The Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit is a new refundable tax credit for the costs of certain renovation expenses to an eligible dwelling to establish a secondary unit. The secondary unit must allow a senior or an adult who is eligible for the disability tax credit to live with a qualifying relative. This amount may be claimed on your tax return (starting from the 2023 tax return).