Shelter Aid For Elderly Renters
The Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)
program helps make rents affordable for BC seniors with low to
moderate incomes. SAFER provides monthly cash payments to subsidize
rents for eligible BC residents who are age 60 or over and who pay
rent for their homes.
Read testimonials
by real SAFER recipients.
BC Housing provides SAFER subsidies to more than
15,000 senior households renting apartments in the private market,
including singles, couples and people sharing a unit.
Recent News
PROVINCE SUPPORTS 1,398 HOUSING UNITS IN COMOX VALLEY
06-DEC-2007
COURTENAY – Minister responsible for Housing Rich Coleman today announced that Housing Matters BC, the ...
PROVINCE SUPPORTS 1,700 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS IN NANAIMO
04-DEC-2007
NANAIMO – Minister responsible for Housing Rich Coleman today announced that Housing Matters BC, the ...
OPEN DOORS SHOWCASES SENIORS' HOUSING AND CARE OPTIONS
01-OCT-2006
VANCOUVER – Open Doors 2006, the first-ever provincewide celebration of seniors’ housing and ...
Our Stories
Bonita saw her subsidy increase when her other sources of income decreased
SAFER makes rent more affordable for B.C. seniors
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SAFER makes rents more affordable
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