PEI Social Assistance

PEI Housing Assistance

PEI Housing Assistance provides low-income Islanders with appropriate housing at a reduced cost. This can include renting a social housing unit or receiving a rent supplement that reduces the cost of rental market housing. The program is needs-based, with priority given to those assessed to be in the greatest need.

PEI Home Renovation Programs – Accessibility

Home modification funding streams for eligible Prince Edward Island residents that may include accessibility work.

AccessAbility Supports

AccessAbility Supports (formerly the Disability Support Program) is a Prince Edward Island program that helps Islanders with physical, intellectual, neurological, sensory, or mental disabilities who experience substantial impairment in their activities of daily living. Support is provided in five areas: Personal Supports, Housing Supports, Community Supports, Caregiver Supports, and Financial Supports. Under Personal Supports, this can include technical aids and assistive devices such as a wheelchair, along with life-skills training, in-home supports, and specialized care. The program's technical aids and assistive devices policy covers categories such as bathroom aids, bedroom aids, household aids, communication devices, feeding equipment and supplies, hearing aids, orthotic devices, prosthetic devices, visual aids, wheelchairs, and positioning and ambulatory aids. Housing Supports include vehicle and home modification funding, and Financial Supports can include Assured Income for basic needs.