Indigenous Housing and Community Infrastructure

Everyone needs access to housing they can afford. Indigenous Peoples have faced high housing costs and lack of access for far too long. That is why the government has made huge investments and is taking historic action to increase supply across this country, including for Indigenous communities. In order for communities to grow and thrive, they also need infrastructure. The federal
government is stepping up to be a partner in this.

• As outlined in Chapter 1, Budget 2024 proposes investments of $918 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, to Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to accelerate work in narrowing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis housing and infrastructure gaps.

On-Reserve Income Assistance

The On-Reserve Income Assistance program helps cover daily living costs and provides access to employment supports for on-reserve residents and eligible First Nations people in Yukon. This program is intended to mirror provincial income assistance programs, which are not extended to people on reserve.

Since 2015, the federal government has worked closely with First Nations partners to improve this program and ensure it is responsive to their needs.

Budget 2024 proposes investments in income assistance and implements new supports for eligible persons with disabilities:

• $596.2 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, and $119.2 million per year ongoing to provide income support on reserve and expand programming to meet demand;
• $117.6 million over three years starting in 2024-25 for case management and pre-employment supports to increase access to good job opportunities; and,
• $213.5 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, and $49.8 million per year ongoing to implement income supports for eligible persons with disabilities aligned with those provided in all provinces and Yukon. This unprecedented new support will help ensure Indigenous persons with disabilities have a fair chance at success.

Budget 2024 invests in income support programs across the country for First Nations persons with disabilities for the first time in Canadian history to make disability supports on reserve, and for eligible First Nations persons with disabilities in Yukon, comparable to supports off reserve.

TOTAL BUDGET: $1,845M

Programs	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	2027-2028	2028-2029	Total
Indigenous Housing and Community Infrastructure	176	171	211	263	97	$918
On-Reserve Income Assistance	173	208	208	169	169	$927