Financial Survival Kit

Need Help with Taxes?

• Click here for 2024 Community Income Tax Clinics for New Westminster.  
   

Bad Debt – Pay Day Loans and Collection

• In trouble with pay day loans, taxes, debt, or making ends meet?  Book a one to one appointment with a financial coach at Family Services of Greater Vancouver.
• The Credit Counselling Society also offers credit counselling, budgeting help and debt consolidation options.
• Alternatives to pay day loans

Past Due Utility Bills

• The New Westminster Rent Bank provides loans for utilities.

Accessing Benefit

• Benefit finder
• Benefit and credit enquiries
• Benefits wayfinder 
   

Food – How to Access Food Supports

• The Survival Guide provides information related to meeting basic needs, including emergency shelter, drop-in, food and health services.
• The Fraser Health Authority also has a listing of low cost food options.
   

Rent – Emergency Funds to Pay Rent

• The New Westminster Rent Bank provides loans for rent.
• The Spirit of the Children Society offers a homelessness prevention program that can assist with housing costs for Indigenous persons.
   

Ongoing Rent Support

• BC Housing Rental Assistance Program (RAP) supports low income families to pay rent.
• Lower income seniors renting in the private market may be eligible for a rent supplement through SAFER.
• To book a free one-on-one financial coaching appointment
• To access a list of free Financial Empowerment workshops being offered