Lone Parent Student Affordable Rental Housing

This program provides a limited number of subsidized rental housing units in privately owned apartment buildings, or cooperative housing projects for to low-income single parents attending university.

These rental units are offered under the existing Rent Supplement Program which is administered by the Housing Authorities.

Eligibility

To qualify, a lone parent student must be:

• Enrolled full time at an accredited university in Nova Scotia, and working toward a first undergraduate degree. We also allow continued study through a second undergraduate degree that is part of a concurrent or "blended" degree program (e.g., B.A. for a B.S.W., or B.A./BSc. and B.Ed.).
• The lone custodial parent.
• Eligible for public housing.
• Be approved for Nova Scotia Student Assistance.

Next steps

For more details on the programcontact your nearest Housing Authority office.