Low income grant supplement for seniors

When your home owner grant is reduced or eliminated because your principal residence is assessed above the grant threshold, you may be eligible for the low income grant supplement for seniors. 

The low income grant supplement for seniors is administered and dispersed by the Property Taxation Branch of the Ministry of Finance.

You must apply separately for the home owner grant and the low income grant supplement for seniors. If you apply for the low income grant supplement with the Province and your principal residence is eligible to receive the full home owner grant, the low income grant supplement application will be denied.

Find out:

• If you qualify
• How to apply
• How to apply for the retroactive low income supplement (last year's supplement)
• How to submit your application for the low income grant supplement

Do I qualify?

To qualify for the low income grant supplement for seniors you must:

• Meet the eligibility criteria for the home owner grant for seniors
• Own a property with an assessed or partitioned value over the grant threshold 
• Have an adjusted net income or adjusted household net income of $32,000 or less (including your spouse's income, if applicable)

If you have an adjusted net income or adjusted household net income between $30,000 and $32,000, you may receive a reduced supplement amount. 

If you’re the spouse or relative of a deceased owner who would have qualified, you may be eligible for the supplement in the year of their death as long as you lived with them at the time of death and continue to live in the home.

The supplement amount

Most low income seniors who qualify and apply for the supplement receive a cheque for $845 ($1,045 in a northern and rural area).

The supplement amount is determined by two things:

• Your household net income, and
• The assessed value of your principal residence

The supplement amount will not exceed the amount you would have received if your principal residence qualified for the home owner grant. 

Apply

To apply for the low income grant supplement complete the Home Owner Grant Low Income Supplement Application (FIN 65) (PDF, 230KB) and mail it to us.

We must receive your low income grant supplement application by December 31 of the current tax year.

Retroactive low income grant supplement

The low income grant supplement may be available retroactively if you were eligible last year and you did not apply.

You can apply for a retroactive supplement only for the previous tax year.

To apply for last year’s supplement, complete and submit the Home Owner Grant Low Income Supplement Application (FIN 65) (PDF, 230KB) and mail it to us. 

We must receive your retroactive low income grant supplement application by December 31 of the current tax year.

Submit

Mail your completed Low Income Grant Supplement Application (FIN 65) (PDF, 230KB) to:

Home Owner Grant Administration
PO Box 9446 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9V6

Note: If you’re applying for both the current tax year and the retroactive low income grant supplement, you must complete and mail two separate applications: one application for the current tax year and one application for the previous tax year.