Board and lodging

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay board and lodgings to a homeowner or primary tenant for a room in their property.

Boarding and lodgings is when you paid for accommodation in either a private home or other shared accommodation, which includes meals.

Lodgings only is when you rent a room and its either in a private home or other shared accommodation but doesn’t include meals.

Lodging is an amount you pay for a room that you’re renting from either the homeowner or the primary tenant of the property. You usually share common areas like a kitchen, bathroom or laundry, and provide and pay for your own meals.

Rent Assistance Is payable to eligible customers. Find out about who can get it.

Page last updated: 16 June 2025.
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