You are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant and permanently reside in British Columbia.
You or a member of your household has a permanent disability or diminished ability*.
The home for adaptation is your primary residence.
Your household income is within the Housing Income Limit for your area (which also takes into account household composition).
Your household assets are less than $100,000 and you are unable to finance the requested adaptations. These include: your cash or bank balance, stocks, bonds, term deposits, mutual funds, business equity, land, real estate or property holdings. These exclude: RRSPs, RESPs, RDSPs, vehicles and the home that you live in, if you own it.
Your home’s BC Assessment value is below the average assessed value of homes for your assessment area.

*BC Housing may ask that a qualified person verify the permanent disability or diminished ability and confirm that the adaptations requested are needed to ensure the resident can continue to live in the home. Qualified people may include a doctor, nurse, home care worker, social worker, or occupational therapist.

The following housing is ineligible for HAFI:

Housing owned or subsidized by government at any level, or units that are part of a development which receives or has received government housing assistance. However, units occupied by households receiving assistance through the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) or the Rental Assistance programs, may be eligible.
Applications on behalf of strata corporations.
Hotels, motels, lodges and bed and breakfasts.
Hospitals, nursing homes and residential care facilities.
Student housing, including dormitories.
Company housing provided to employees.
Religious institutions or associated residences, rectories and convents.
Recreational/seasonal properties or vehicles.
Dwellings On-Reserve.
Properties under construction.
Properties where foreclosure proceedings have commenced

Step 2: Complete the application