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Difference between revisions of "Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals"

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*The '''''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02041_01 Employment and Assistance for Persons With Disabilities Act]''''' '''and its [http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/265_2002 Regulation]''' deal with income assistance, disability assistance, hardship assistance, and supplements for people 18 and over who are designated as Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
*The '''''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02041_01 Employment and Assistance for Persons With Disabilities Act]''''' '''and its [http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/265_2002 Regulation]''' deal with income assistance, disability assistance, hardship assistance, and supplements for people 18 and over who are designated as Persons with Disabilities (PWD).


'''What are your reconsideration and appeal rights?'''
==What are your reconsideration and appeal rights?==
There are 3 levels of review for ministry decisions on social assistance or welfare.
There are 3 levels of review for ministry decisions on social assistance or welfare.
*You can ask the ministry for a '''reconsideration''' of ministry decisions that deny, discontinue, or reduce benefits or supplements. For example, you can ask for a reconsideration if the ministry denies your application for monthly assistance or a supplement.
*You can ask the ministry for a '''reconsideration''' of ministry decisions that deny, discontinue, or reduce benefits or supplements. For example, you can ask for a reconsideration if the ministry denies your application for monthly assistance or a supplement.
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