SAJE Housing benefits
SAJE Housing Agreements (SHA) and SAJE Support Agreements (SSA) are financial supports that help maintain your pre-19 housing or smooth your transition into independence by helping to cover your living expenses.
SAJE Housing Agreements (SHA) and SAJE Support Agreements (SSA) are financial supports that help maintain your pre-19 housing or smooth your transition into independence by helping to cover your living expenses.
A SAJE Housing Agreement (SHA) allows you to continue living in your pre-19 living arrangement, if mutually agreed to by you, your caregiver/care provider, and your SAJE Guide or Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSA) worker. In this arrangement, your caregiver/care provider will continue to receive financial support from the ministry to enable you to live in your pre-19 home.
A SAJE Support Agreement (SSA) gives you access to financial support to help cover your housing expenses while living independently between the ages of 19 and 21.
Am I eligible for an SSA?
If you are between the ages of 19 and your 21st birthday you could be eligible for an SSA for up to two years if you:
• Reached your 19th birthday on a Youth Agreement or Continuing Custody Agreement or under the personal guardianship of a director, OR
• Achieved permanency (i.e., adoption after being in care, or under section 54.1 or 54.01) between the ages of 12-19, OR
• Had 24 months of cumulative time in care between the ages of 12-19, in any care status excluding 54.1, 54.01 or adoption, OR
• Were in a comparable arrangement under Indigenous law.
The Rent Supplement Program provides $600-a-month in financial assistance for up to two years (or until your 27th birthday) to eligible young adults between the ages of 19 and 27 who are renting in the private market.
Applications are accepted over a two-week intake period twice per year (typically in February and September).
Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSAs) may also have dedicated workers to assist Indigenous youth with planning for their transition to adulthood and accessing the SAJE program. Click here to find a ICFSA near you.
Call SAJE 1-866-623-3001
Weekdays 8:30AM – 4:30PM PST
Email SAJE at MCF.SAJE@gov.bc.ca
A SAJE Housing Agreement (SHA) allows you to continue living in your pre-19 living arrangement, if mutually agreed to by you, your caregiver/care provider, and your SAJE Guide or Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSA) worker. In this arrangement, your caregiver/care provider will continue to receive financial support from the ministry to enable you to live in your pre-19 home.
A SAJE Support Agreement (SSA) gives you access to financial support to help cover your housing expenses while living independently between the ages of 19 and 21.
Am I eligible for an SSA?
If you are between the ages of 19 and your 21st birthday you could be eligible for an SSA for up to two years if you:
• Reached your 19th birthday on a Youth Agreement or Continuing Custody Agreement or under the personal guardianship of a director, OR
• Achieved permanency (i.e., adoption after being in care, or under section 54.1 or 54.01) between the ages of 12-19, OR
• Had 24 months of cumulative time in care between the ages of 12-19, in any care status excluding 54.1, 54.01 or adoption, OR
• Were in a comparable arrangement under Indigenous law.
The Rent Supplement Program provides $600-a-month in financial assistance for up to two years (or until your 27th birthday) to eligible young adults between the ages of 19 and 27 who are renting in the private market.
Applications are accepted over a two-week intake period twice per year (typically in February and September).