Income Assistance for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

NWT seniors 60 and up and adults with a long-term disability can get actual shelter and utility costs paid when income falls short.

What it costs you:

No email, no app, no card.

Checked against the official pageNo end date stated

You’ll land on ece.gov.nt.ca. We don’t get paid for this link.

Who qualifies: NWT residents 60 and older, or 19 to 59 with a permanent or long-term disability, whose needs exceed their income
How to get it: Apply from July 1 each year at a local ECE Service Centre with ID and financial information
Where it works: Northwest Territories
When: No end date stated
Fine print: Annual program; a Client Navigator can help with the application. Proposed regulation changes were out for comment in fall 2026.
Official source: ece.gov.nt.ca

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