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=== 1. Exempt Assets === | === 1. Exempt Assets === | ||
[https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section11 Sections 11(1) of EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#section10 s 10(1) of EAPWDR] should be reviewed in detail to see if any of a person’s assets are exempt, i.e. do not count toward their asset limit. Some key exempt assets are: | [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section11 Sections 11(1) of EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#section10 s 10(1) of EAPWDR] should be reviewed in detail to see if any of a person’s assets are exempt, i.e., do not count toward their asset limit. Some key exempt assets are: | ||
* One time payment for loss of GIS benefits | * One time payment for loss of GIS benefits | ||
* Clothing and necessary household equipment | * Clothing and necessary household equipment | ||
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* Canada Worker Lockdown Benefits; | * Canada Worker Lockdown Benefits; | ||
* Indigenous Emergency Assistance; | * Indigenous Emergency Assistance; | ||
* | * Federal one-time payment for seniors; | ||
* | * Federal one-time payment for persons who have disabilities; and | ||
* BC Recovery Benefits | * BC Recovery Benefits | ||
See sections 2.1 to 2.7 of the Employment and Assistance Regulation, and ss 2.01 to 2.07 of the Employment and Assistance for Person with Disabilities Regulation. | See sections 2.1 to 2.7 of the Employment and Assistance Regulation, and ss 2.01 to 2.07 of the Employment and Assistance for Person with Disabilities Regulation. | ||
== D. Income Limits == | == D. Income Limits == |