by The province says changes have been made to the rent supplement program that will expand eligibility for low-income seniors.
It says, with the help of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, it’s changing the way it determines eligibility for the supplement and the formula for the amount seniors can get.
Starting today, the province will use a hundred percent of the average market rate in a senior’s area to calculate eligibility.
That’s up from 95% before.
It says the change means the supplement will increase and over a hundred more low-income seniors could qualify.
Seniors will have to reapply if they didn’t qualify on an earlier application.
People 58 and older qualify as seniors under the program.