The amount of your assistance payment can be calculated by adding up your needs, and then deducting your financial resources. This amount will depend on your family size, your needs and your income.
Types of financial assistance that may be available if you are eligible include:
- Adult Allowance — food, personal, travel, household and clothing needs
- Board and Room Allowance — includes clothing and personal needs
- Shelter Allowance — rent/ mortgage (maximum limits are set)
- Utility Allowance —power, gas, fuel oil, water, sewer and basic telephone
- Northern Food Supplement — additional $50 per person per month is provided
- Advances — those that receive the adult allowance can request an advance for clothing and household needs. The advance is recovered from future payments.
- Special Needs — extra money may be available in some situations. Please discuss your needs with your worker.
Your worker will work with you to figure out the allowance for these needs, subtract your resources (the money you have) and then process your payment.
Adult Allowance and Board and Room Allowance Rates
|
Adult Allowance
|
Board and Room Allowance
|
|
|
With Parents
|
Other
|
Adult
Each disabled adult add
|
$255
$ 50
|
$330
$ 20
|
$330
$ 20
|
Single Parent - 1 child
Each additional child add* |
$255
$ 0
|
$330
$ 0
|
$440
$ 85 |
* Children's basic needs paid through the federal Canada Child Benefit
Shelter Allowance Rates
|
Communities A |
Communities B |
Communities C |
Communities D |
|
Room Only
|
Single |
$200 |
$200 |
$200 |
$200 |
Childless Couple |
$400 |
$400 |
$400 |
$400 |
|
Full Residence
|
Single (employable) |
$328 |
$289
|
$259
|
$233 |
Single (unemployable or partially employable) |
$459 |
$404
|
$363
|
$326 |
Childless Couple |
$587 |
$501
|
$450
|
$355 |
Families (1 - 2 children) |
$711 |
$589 |
$563 |
$429 |
Families (3 - 4 children) |
$773 |
$650 |
$627 |
$480 |
Families (5 or more children) |
$849 |
$724 |
$690 |
$557 |
Communities A
Lloydminster, Regina, Saskatoon, Estevan and the bedroom communities of: Allan, Asquith, Balgonie, Belle Plaine, Bradwell, Buena Vista, Clavet, Colonsay, Dalmeny, Delisle, Disley, Dundurn, Edenwold, Elstow, Grand Coulee, Langham, Lumsden, Lumsden Beach, Martensville, Meacham, Osler, Pense, Pilot Butte, Regina Beach, Shields, Thode, Vanscoy, Warman, White City
Communities B
Creighton, Kindersley, La Loche, La Ronge, Macklin, Melville, Prince Albert, Rosetown, Weyburn, Yorkton
Communities C
Battleford, Fort Qu’Appelle, Humboldt, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Nipawin, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Swift Current, Watrous
Communities D
Other towns and rural areas