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== E. Notable Changes to BC Welfare Law == | == E. Notable Changes to BC Welfare Law == | ||
=== 1. Changes to | === 1. Changes to Rules About Income Assistance and Students === | ||
As of July 12, 2021, all recipients of income assistance may be eligible to ask the Ministry for pre-approval to attend full-time studies for which student loans may be available (a “funded program of studies”) for up to two years. Approval is only available if the person’s employment plan has a condition requiring them to attend this program and they have been on assistance for the last 3 months (though that criterion can be waived in exceptional circumstances). Before the July 12th change, only single parents were eligible to ask the Ministry for pre-approval to be a full-time student in a funded program of studies, and approval was for one year at most. | As of July 12, 2021, all recipients of income assistance may be eligible to ask the Ministry for pre-approval to attend full-time studies for which student loans may be available (a “funded program of studies”) for up to two years. Approval is only available if the person’s employment plan has a condition requiring them to attend this program and they have been on assistance for the last 3 months (though that criterion can be waived in exceptional circumstances). Before the July 12th change, only single parents were eligible to ask the Ministry for pre-approval to be a full-time student in a funded program of studies, and approval was for one year at most. | ||
