{"id":681074,"date":"2026-05-20T03:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681074\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:42:08","slug":"seniors-resource-housing-cost-help-for-white-rock-surrey-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681074\/","title":{"rendered":"SENIORS\u2019 RESOURCE: Housing-cost help for White Rock\/Surrey seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>              SENIORS\u2019 RESOURCE: Housing-cost help for White Rock\/Surrey seniors<\/p>\n<p class=\"pubStamp\">Published 7:30 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Housing is by far the biggest expense for most, if not all, and the cost can be particularly daunting if you\u2019re a senior on a limited income.<\/p>\n<p>Those finding themselves struggling with rental payments may be eligible for financial help through SAFER \u2013 Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters.<\/p>\n<p>According to information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bchousing.org\/housing-assistance\/rental-assistance-programs\/SAFER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bchousing.org<\/a>, the program provides eligible B.C. residents aged 60 and older with monthly rent-subsidy payments, to help make the cost of shelter more affordable.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a minimum age of 60, eligibility criteria includes having a gross annual income of $40,000 or less; having lived in B.C. for at least a year; and paying more than 30 per cent of your gross monthly income towards rent.<\/p>\n<p>The grants are not available to those living in a long-term care facility or residence that is subsidized through another government agency.<\/p>\n<p>For those who are approved for a SAFER subsidy, payment \u2013 a minimum of $50 per month \u2013 starts the same month the application is received.<\/p>\n<p>Clients must reapply annually for the subsidy.<\/p>\n<p>For more information call 604-433-2218 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bchousing.org\/housing-assistance\/rental-assistance-programs\/SAFER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bchousing.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SENIORS\u2019 RESOURCE: Housing-cost help for White Rock\/Surrey seniors Published 7:30 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Housing is by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,163792,87674],"class_list":["post-681074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-lower-mainland","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}