To apply for a shelter allowance:
- Contact Revenu Québec’s Direction du centre des relations avec la clientèle des programmes sociofiscaux and request a Shelter Allowance Application Form.
- Fill out the form and enclose the required documents.
- Return your complete application to Revenu Québec:
- by mail, to the Québec (Sainte-Foy) or Montréal (Centre) offices, or
- in person, to any Revenu Québec office.
Every year, Revenu Québec will send you a reassessment form. After receiving the form, you have 45 days to complete it and return it with the required documents. If you fail to do so, your eligibility for the allowance will end at the expiry of the 45-day period or on October 1 of the current year, whichever is later. In this event, you may file a new application.
Note
Only one person per couple may apply for a shelter allowance.
You can file an application for a shelter allowance at any time
A shelter allowance is granted as of the month after the application is filed with Revenu Québec. However, the first payment will be made one to three months later, with the amounts granted for the elapsed months paid retroactively.
The fiscal year for the program begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year.
Each year, Revenu Québec sends beneficiaries a re-assessment form.
After receiving the form, beneficiaries have 45 days to complete it and return it with the required supporting documents. If they fail to return the form, their eligibility for the allowance ends at the end of the 45-day period or on October 1, whichever is latest. A beneficiary may then file a new application.
The required supporting documents must be included with the application (as specified on the Revenu Québec form).
