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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/social-development-poverty-reduction Daphna Mills and James Henry], Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction|date= August 2017}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC|expanded = crime}}
 
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If there is a warrant for your arrest, you may not be able to get welfare benefits. Learn when this rule applies, and options to deal with an outstanding warrant.   
If there is a warrant for your arrest, you may not be able to get welfare benefits. Learn when this rule applies, and options to deal with an outstanding warrant.   


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====You can challenge the government’s decision====
====You can challenge the government’s decision====
If the government says you can’t get welfare or it cuts you off from welfare, you have the right to challenge their decision. See our information on [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (Script 288)|reconsiderations and appeals of income assistance, no. 288]].
If the government says you can’t get welfare or it cuts you off from welfare, you have the right to challenge their decision. See our information on [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (No. 288)|reconsiderations and appeals of income assistance, no. 288]].


====Short-term financial help====  
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:Web: [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/eligibility/warrants gov.bc.ca/sdpr]
:Web: [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/eligibility/warrants gov.bc.ca/sdpr]


[updated August 2017]
'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/social-development-poverty-reduction Daphna Mills and James Henry], Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.'''


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