The Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit provides a modest subsidy for working households with low income or those between jobs.
Support is intended to help eligible tenants afford their rent while they stabilize or improve their situation.
Civida administers TRAB to the following communities:
Barrhead, Bon Accord, Clyde, Duffield, Edmonton, Fort Assiniboine, Fort Saskatchewan, Gibbons, Holden, Innisfree, Josephburg, Legal, Mannville, Morinville, New Brook, Radway, Redwater, Ryley, Sherwood Park, Smoky Lake, Spedden, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Stony Plain, Thorhild, Tofield, Vegreville, Vilna, Waskatenau and Westlock
Apply for TRABBenefit features:
- Paid directly to tenants.
- Households are eligible if they are below local income thresholds and employed or have been employed in the last 24 months and are not receiving social assistance, including:
- Income Support
- Learner Income Support
- Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
- Alberta Seniors Benefit
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Old Age Security
- Amount calculated based on household size and location and will be reduced in the second year – view benefit rates for the current year.
- Households are prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Households can reapply for rent assistance at the end of two years.