The unit for adaptation is a legal, self-contained unit with a full kitchen and bathroom in the unit.
The tenant is a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant and permanently resides in British Columbia.
The tenant has a permanent disability or diminished ability.
The tenant’s household income is within the Housing Income Limit for your area (which also takes into account household composition).
The tenant’s household assets are less than $100,000 as per BC Housing’s Asset Policy for tenants.
- These include: cash or bank balance, stocks, bonds, term deposits, mutual funds, business equity, land, real estate or property holdings (including a home if the tenant owns it).
- These exclude: RRSPs, RESPs, RDSPs and vehicles.
The tenant’s rent is below the median rent level for your area.

If you are not the property owner but an authorized agent for the owner, you must submit documentation that clearly identifies your authority.

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.