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The Government of Canada announced in Budget 2021 its intention to consult on fighting predatory lending by lowering the criminal interest rate. Vancity Community Foundation, which BC Rent Bank is a project of, sent in … Read More

Premier John Horgan announces new measures to help people with the high cost of living caused by global inflation. These measures include increasing the Climate Action Tax Credit, BC Family Benefit, and placing a 2% … Read More

VANCOUVER – BC Rent Bank assistance increased housing stability and prevented homelessness for the vast majority of people who used its services, according to the results of the latest BC Rent Bank Housing Survey. “BC … Read More

BC Rent Bank is pleased to present our report on the results of our Housing Stability Survey,undertaken to measure the efficacy of rent banks as a housing loss prevention tool for rentersexperiencing a short-term crisis. … Read More

BC Rent Bank is pleased to present our 2021-22 Impact Report. This report tells the story of BCRent Bank and our rent bank partners over the past year, and the critical role rent banks haveplayed in … Read More

VANCOUVER – Low- to moderate-income renters in every part of British Columbia now have access to rent bank services through an extended partnership between BC Rent Bank and the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society. … Read More

UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: BC Rent Bank, a project funded by the Province of B.C., has provided seed and operational funding support to establish Williams Lake’s first-ever rent bank. The … Read More

Canadian Mental Health Association-Vernon & District Branch now offers dedicated rent bank services in North Okanagan Community-based assistance stabilizes housing through financial emergencies Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations Territories — The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)-Vernon … Read More