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Income Assistance Rate Table

Last updated on January 21, 2025

Effective: August 1, 2023

The asterisk indicates the most recent rate table changes

Support Allowance

 
Support Allowance
Unit
Size		 A B C D E F G H
1 $560 $610 N/A $860 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 $955 $1,055 $710 $1,255 $1,505 $1,010 $760 $1,005
3 $1,055 $1,155 $710 $1,355 $1,605 $1,010 $760 $1,105
4 $1,055 $1,155 $710 $1,355 $1,605 $1,010 $760 $1,105
5 $1,055 $1,155 $710 $1,355 $1,605 $1,010 $760 $1,105
6 $1,055 $1,155 $710 $1,355 $1,605 $1,010 $760 $1,105
7 $1,055 $1,155 $710 $1,355 $1,605 $1,010 $760 $1,105

Shelter Allowance

Size of Family Unit

Minimum Shelter Allowance 

Maximum Shelter Allowance

1 person

$75

*$500

2 persons

$150

*$695

3 persons

$200

*$790

4 persons

$225

*$840

5 persons

$250

*$890

6 persons

$275

*$940

7 persons

$300

*$990

8 persons

*$325

*$1,040

9 persons

*$350

*$1,090

10 persons

*$375

*$1,140
 
 
Key  
A Employable singles, couples, and two-parent families where all adults are under 65 years of age.
B Singles, couples, and two-parent families where all adults meet the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) criteria and all are under 65.
C Employable one-parent families where the parent is under 65.
D Singles, couples, and two-parent families where one adult is aged 65 years or older.
E Couples and two-parent families where both adults are aged 65 years or older.
F One-parent families where the parent is aged 65 or older.
G One-parent families where the parent meets the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) criteria and is under 65.
H Couples and two-parent families where one adult meets the PPMB criteria and all are under 65.

Notes:

  • All rates are monthly.
  • In addition to the support allowance, families may also receive a monthly payment for each child under 19 years of age. For more information, see Child Benefits Top-up Supplement.
  • Families of two or more that include someone on Old Age Security (OAS) are entitled to a maximum shelter allowance for the family size.
  • *If actual shelter costs are less than the minimum shelter allowance, the minimum shelter allowance will be provided.
  • *Minimum shelter allowance increments continue to increase by an additional $25 for each additional dependant after unit size 10.
  • Maximum shelter allowance increments continue to increase by an additional $50 for each additional dependant after unit size 10.

This webpage was last updated: August 1, 2023