PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION - I understand that I must submit copies of the receipts with this form and that I must retain the original receipts and documentation supporting the costs referred to in section b (i), (ii) or (iii) above for a period of six years. I understand that I must provide the original receipts and documentation upon request by the municipal or provincial tax collector, or by the Home Owner Grant Administrator.
Please see the reverse for important information when completing this form.
Property Owner
If you are a property owner who qualifies for the home owner grant, and you have a permanent disability, or you are the spouse or relative of a person with a permanent disability who lives in your home, you may be eligible for an additional home owner grant.
A person who receives a disability pension or Worker’s Compensation Benefits does not automatically qualify as a person with a permanent disability.
To qualify for the additional grant, you must be incurring or have incurred the costs indicated in Part B, section b on this form.
You do not qualify for the additional grant if costs indicated in Part B, section b are covered and paid directly by a provincial agency, federal agency or by a private insurer through provision benefits or payments (for example, Worker’s Compensation Benefits and Insurance Corporation of British Columbia payments).
To apply for the additional home owner grant, you are required to complete the Form B for the first year that you apply. You complete Part B and the physician for the person with the permanent disability completes Part A. You send the following documents to the municipal or provincial tax collector:
• Form B,
• Application for Home Owner Grant, and
• copies of the receipts and documents supporting your costs and expenses.
You must keep the original receipts and documents listed above for a period of at least six years as these originals may be requested by the municipal or provincial tax collector, or by the Home Owner Grant Administrator.
Guidelines For Physician
As explained in the section above, this form is completed by a property owner who may qualify for an additional home owner grant because they have a permanent disability, or their spouse or relative who lives with them has a permanent disability.
If you are the physician for the person with the permanent disability, please complete Part A of this form.
Definitions
A relative is a child, grandchild, brother, sister, parent, stepparent or grandparent of the person with a permanent disability, or a person who stands in place of a parent to the person with a permanent disability.
Physical assistance is regular and extensive supervision or care necessary for the person with a permanent disability to manage normal daily functions in the home (for example, meal preparation, feeding or assistance with personal hygiene). Assistance for activities outside the home does not qualify.
Structural modifications are changes to the structure of the home that are necessary for the person with a permanent disability to manage normal daily functions in the home. Examples of structural modifications are building access ramps, widening of doorways, installation of an elevator or other lifting device.
