If you are a Tla’amin citizen living away from home, Tla’amin Nations Off-Lands Housing Support Program may help you with your housing needs.
Off-Lands Housing Support Program
The Off-Lands Housing Support Program provides short-term and longer-term housing supports to help you stay housed, respond to a housing emergency, or improve your housing affordability.
The program is funded through Canada’s Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy and is available while funds are available
What support is available?
Depending on your situation, the program may be able to help with:
- Emergency housing stays
- Rapid rehousing assistance
- Temporary rent assistance
- Emergency appliance or home system repairs
- Tenant rights support and education
- A rental subsidy for households with very high housing costs
Who can apply?
Tla’amin citizens living off-lands may qualify if:
- Housing costs are 30% or more of household income
- You are experiencing a housing emergency
- You need help with your rights as a tenant (even if financial support is not required)
Priority is given to Elders, women and children leaving violence, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities or mental health challenges, youth aging out of care, and households facing housing instability. Accessibility, digital, and geographic barriers are considered.
If you are not sure whether you qualify, we encourage you to apply. Our Housing Coordinator can review your situation and help determine what support may be available.
How to apply
Apply online: https://wkf.ms/3P1XGed
If you need help completing the application, contact the Tla’amin Housing Department: housing@tn-bc.ca
It is a new Tla’amin Nation program that provides housing supports to Tla’amin citizens living off-lands. Supports range from emergency housing and rent assistance to longer-term rental subsidies. The program is funded through Canada’s Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy.
Tla’amin citizens living off-lands may be eligible if their housing costs are 30% or more of gross household income, if they are experiencing a housing emergency, or if they need non-financial supports such as tenant rights assistance. Priority is given to Elders, women and children leaving violence, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities or mental health challenges, youth aging out of care, and households facing housing instability.
Off-lands means any location where Tla’amin Nation does not directly administer housing programs or Nation-owned housing. This includes urban, rural, and northern communities outside Nation-administered housing areas.
The program offers emergency housing stays, rapid rehousing support, temporary rental assistance, emergency appliance and home system repairs, medical-related housing modifications, tenant rights support and education, home maintenance education, and a rental subsidy program for households with severe housing cost burdens.
Calculate your monthly housing cost percentage by dividing your total monthly housing costs (rent or mortgage, heat, electricity, water, property taxes, and strata fees if applicable) by your gross monthly household income. If the result is 30% or more, your household may be eligible. Internet, phone, insurance, food, transportation, childcare, and personal debt are not included in housing costs.
Apply anyway. The Housing Coordinator can review your situation and help determine what support may be available. You will not be penalized for applying.
You can apply online at https://wkf.ms/3P1XGed or contact housing@tn-bc.ca
Yes. Each type of support has eligibility requirements, duration limits, and cost caps. These are set out in the program guidelines. The program does not create an entitlement to funding, and supports are subject to available resources.
The Rental Subsidy Program provides ongoing monthly rent support to households where housing costs are 50% or more of gross household income (Tier 4). The subsidy is calculated as the difference between actual rent and 30% of gross monthly household income, up to a maximum of $600 per month for individuals or $800 per month for family households. Subsidies are reviewed annually.
You can submit a written request for reconsideration to the Director of Housing. If you remain unsatisfied, you may request a final administrative review by the Chief Administrative Officer or their designate.