Housing Programs for Senior Homeowners

The provincial government offers a number of programs to help lower income seniors maintain and modify their homes to ensure they are safe and affordable.

Programs

• The Senior Citizens Assistance Program
  This program helps senior citizens who wish to remain in their own homes but who cannot afford to carry out necessary repairs.
• Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence
  This program helps landlords pay for home adaptations to extend the time that low-income seniors can live in their own homes independently.
• Property Tax Rebate Program
  This is a program for seniors who receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
• Parent Apartment Program
  This loan program promotes additions or renovations to accommodate senior family members.

Related information

• Seniors Rental Housing
• Access-a-Home program
• Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (HRRAP)
• Disabled Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program
• Small Loans Assistance Program
• Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI) for landlords
• NS Department of Seniors
• Housing Repair Options for Lower Income Seniors brochure (PDF)
• Senior Citizens' Financial Aid Act
• Senior Citizens Social Services Act
• Senior Citizens Secretariat Act
• Social Assistance Act

Seniors are also eligible for all our other repair, adaptation and rental programs, including

• Help for homeowners
• Help for persons with disabilities