Housing support
These benefits can help you lower the cost of your housing expenses, like rent, heating, and electricity.
Common housing support benefits
Ontario
If you’re behind on your electricity or natural gas bill and face having your service disconnected, you may qualify for emergency financial help through the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP).
Up to $1000 or ($1,200 for customers with electrically-heated homes)
Easy application
Ontario
This program can help you cover the cost of electricity bills for lower-income households.
Up to $75 per month.
Easy application
Ontario
This program helps lower and moderate income individuals cover the cost of property taxes and sales taxes on energy.
Up to $1,095 per year or $1,247 per year for seniors.
Easy application
Ontario
This program helps people living on moderate to low income pay for energy costs and provides help with sales and property tax.
Up to $1,247.
Easy application
Federal
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).
You can claim up to $50,000 in qualifying expenditures for each qualifying renovation that is completed. The tax credit is 15% of your costs, up to a maximum of $7,500, for each claim you are eligible to make.
Easy application