Factors That May Affect Welfare Eligibility (21:V): Difference between revisions
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If a person has a warrant that makes them ineligible for welfare, other people in their family unit can still get welfare at a reduced amount. Visit the below link to view a table of reduced welfare amounts for family units where an individual holds a warrant. These rates can be compared to the amount of assistance the family unit would normally receive if none of the adults in the family unit were warrant holders to ascertain the amount of repayable warrant supplement you may be eligible for: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-employment-and-assistance-rate-tables/income-assistance-warrant-holder-rate-table | If a person has a warrant that makes them ineligible for welfare, other people in their family unit can still get welfare at a reduced amount. Visit the below link to view a table of reduced welfare amounts for family units where an individual holds a warrant. These rates can be compared to the amount of assistance the family unit would normally receive if none of the adults in the family unit were warrant holders to ascertain the amount of repayable warrant supplement you may be eligible for: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-employment-and-assistance-rate-tables/income-assistance-warrant-holder-rate-table | ||
For more information about how an outstanding warrant may affect a person’s eligibility for income assistance, the Community Legal Assistance Society has a detailed fact sheet at http://clasbc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Outstanding_warrants_fact_sheet_FINAL.pdf | For more information about how an outstanding warrant may affect a person’s eligibility for income assistance, the Community Legal Assistance Society has a detailed fact sheet at http://clasbc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Outstanding_warrants_fact_sheet_FINAL.pdf. Also see the Ministry’s policy at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/eligibility/warrants | ||
== G. Labour Disputes == | == G. Labour Disputes == |