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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Most people get welfare through the provincial Ministry of Social Development (MSD). However, people living on an Indian | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Most people get welfare through the provincial government Ministry of Social Development (MSD). However, people living on an Indian reserve get welfare through the Indian band or tribal council in the area they live. The process below is roughly the same on and off reserve. | ||
If you have had a welfare benefit | If you have had a welfare benefit denied, cut off or reduced, you can ask for a reconsideration of that decision. If you are not satisfied with the result of the reconsideration, you may be able to appeal the reconsideration decision to an appeal tribunal. | ||
== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
# Ask a Ministry worker why the benefit | # Ask a Ministry worker why the benefit was denied, cut off or reduced. Get them to tell you what law or policy they based their decision on. | ||
# Ask a Ministry worker to prepare and provide you with a '''Request for Reconsideration''' form. Make sure that any evidence the Ministry used to make their decision is attached to the form. | # Ask a Ministry worker to prepare and provide you with a '''Request for Reconsideration''' form. Make sure that any evidence the Ministry used to make their decision is attached to the form. | ||
# Complete the Request for Reconsideration form and return it to the welfare office '''within 20 business days'''. In completing the form, focus on how the Ministry applied the welfare rules incorrectly. | # Complete the Request for Reconsideration form and return it to the welfare office '''within 20 business days'''. In completing the form, focus on how the Ministry applied the welfare rules incorrectly. |
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