Transitional Rent Supplement Program

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YELLOWKNIFE (August 29, 2012) – The Transitional Rent Supplement Program will begin on September 1. It supports low- to moderate-income residents in private market rental housing, and provides a rent subsidy of up to $500 per month for two years.

“Our Shelter Policy Review showed that too many people were slipping through the cracks,” said Minister Robert C. McLeod. “They don’t qualify for public housing, but still struggle with housing costs. This program addresses housing challenges for the working poor. It will give them the help they need to get ahead and move into homeownership.”

The Shelter Policy Review included broad-based engagement with Northerners, and resulted in Building for the Future, the NWT Housing Corporation’s strategic plan. The Transitional Rent Supplement Program is a strategic priority under that plan. This approach builds on the successes and progress over the last several years, strengthens self-reliance and support for residents to meet their own shelter needs, and recognizes the difference between market and non-market communities in designing Northern solutions.

Eligible applicants must be:


  • 19 years or older

  • Residents of the NWT for at least one year

  • Living in private market rental housing

  • Paying more than 30% of their income for shelter

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Addressing housing needs by completing and implementing the Shelter Policy Review is a priority of the 17th Legislative Assembly. Following the Assembly’s direction, the NWT Housing Corporation has also developed fair and sustainable public housing rent scales and is selling public housing stock where this makes sense and putting higher-density housing units in small communities.

For more information, please visit the NWT Housing Corporation’s website or nearest district office, or contact: 

Charles Sanders
Policy Analyst
Strategic Planning, Policy and Communications
Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Tel: (867) 873-7941