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Difference between revisions of "I Need to Apply for Disability Benefits"

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=== PWD benefits ===
=== PWD benefits ===


#Apply for welfare  
#Apply for welfare (see page 44 of The Legal Services Society publications [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1082 ''How to Apply for Welfare'']
#Ask a Ministry worker for an <span class="noglossary">application</span> for PWD benefits.
#Ask a Ministry worker for an <span class="noglossary">application</span> for PWD benefits.
#Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner.  
#Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner.  
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