Yukon Social Assistance & Disability Supports

Yukon Home Repair Program – Accessibility Grant

The Yukon Home Repair Program funds low- to moderate-income homeowners to repair or address core housing needs in their principal residence. It has four streams: an Emergency Repair Grant of up to $10,000 for serious, unexpected and dangerous situations requiring immediate repair; an Accessibility Grant of up to $30,000 for homeowners with mobility challenges to retrofit their home; a Wildfire Grant of up to $1,500 for air-purification equipment; and a Home Repair Loan of up to $70,000 amortized over up to 15 years in five-year terms.

Yukon Children's Drug and Optical Program

The Yukon Children's Drug and Optical Program helps low-income families with the cost of prescription drugs and eye care for children 18 and under. Once enrolled, children are eligible for prescription drugs from the Yukon Drug Formulary, one eye examination every two years, glasses every two years to a maximum of $200, and contact lenses where a medical reason is recommended.

Yukon Respite Services for Children with Disabilities

Respite support in Yukon comes through two routes. Children's Disability Services provides respite funding to families caring for a child with a disability, and the territory-wide home care program provides respite care as part of its services. Home care delivers acute, chronic, palliative and rehabilitation services and respite care, based on an assessed need, with services in Whitehorse and in communities.