Difference between revisions of "Welfare Eligibility (21:III)"
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== C. Asset Limits == | == C. Asset Limits == | ||
In order to be eligible for income assistance, PPMB assistance, or disability assistance, applicants must exhaust their assets | In order to be eligible for income assistance, PPMB assistance, or disability assistance, applicants must exhaust their assets below certain asset limits. As noted above, welfare is a “payer of last resort”. [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section11 The EAR (ss 11-13)] and the [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#section10 EAPWDR (ss 10-12)] set out limits on which assets a person can possess and remain eligible for income assistance, PPMB assistance, or disability assistance. | ||
Asset limits vary depending on the size of the family unit receiving welfare and the type of welfare the family unit is receiving. | Asset limits vary depending on the size of the family unit receiving welfare and the type of welfare the family unit is applying for or receiving. | ||
Read the EAR (ss 1 and 11-13) and the EAPWDR (ss 1 and 10-12) carefully to identify the asset criteria. Note the definitions of “asset”, which | Read the EAR (ss 1 and 11-13) and the EAPWDR (ss 1 and 10-12) carefully to identify the asset criteria. Note the definitions of “asset”, which are set out in s 1 of the EAR and EAPWDR. | ||
The following table summarizes the asset limits for different family sizes applying for or receiving | The following table summarizes the asset limits for different family sizes applying for or receiving other forms of welfare. A more detailed table is available at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-employment-and-assistance-rate-tables/asset-limits-table | ||
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