The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit, launched in April by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan to help people with low incomes have more affordable rent, has expanded to support more low income renters in the province. The monthly benefit is available to people with low incomes who pay 50 per cent or more of their income on housing. It was previously available only to people who live in community housing. It has now been expanded to support renters in the private market as well.

The SHB was co-developed and is jointly funded by both the federal and provincial governments year is $3.41 million, which the province has cost-matched.