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
Survey shows rent bank assistance improves lives, prevents homelessness
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
Impact Story – Ray
Rent banks are helping residents find and keep housing in a tight Kootenays rental market June 2022 | It was one year ago – last summer – when the first rent bank arrived in the … Read More
BC Rent Bank Releases 2021 Housing Stability Survey Report
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 Releases 2021/22 Impact Report
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
B.C. becomes first province to provide 100% rent bank coverage
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
Williams Lake opens first rent bank as pilot program
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
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
Impact Story – Cynthia
Financial solutions led by empathy, compassion, and trauma-informed approaches Cynthia* was in crisis when she contacted BC Rent Bank. She was suffering from serious injuries inflicted by her estranged parent, who has since been jailed … Read More
BC Rent Bank Progress Report
BC Rent Bank Progress Report: 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 BC Rent Bank is pleased to share our Progress Report, with an update on the first two years (2019/20 and 2020/21) of our three-year project, highlighting our … Read More