BC Home Owner Grant for People with Disabilities

You may qualify if you are the registered owner of the home, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, live in BC, occupy the home as your principal residence, and your property assessment is below the grant threshold. You must also meet Option A (you receive provincial disability assistance under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act) or Option B (you, your spouse, or a relative living with you is a person with disabilities and you pay at least $150/month for daily-living assistance or have spent at least $2,000 on qualifying home modifications).

Your annual property tax notice, and (if requested) a Confirmation of Assistance from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, or Form B (Certificate of Health Professional and Property Owner) showing qualifying modifications of at least $2,000, or proof of at least $150/month in daily-living assistance.

Apply each year through your municipal or provincial property tax notice. If the ministry asks, provide a Confirmation of Assistance or a completed Home Owner Grant Consent for Release of Information form, or Form B for the home-modification option.

A common mistake is thinking CPP-D or other federal disability programs qualify you — only provincial disability assistance (Option A) or the spending/modification criteria (Option B) do. Another is not applying every year; the grant must be claimed annually. People also miss that a retroactive claim is possible for the previous year if they forgot to apply.