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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you have disabilities and you are financially eligible, you may qualify for <span class="noglossary">disability</span> benefits from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation ("the Ministry"). There are two main types of <span class="noglossary">disability</span> benefits: disability assistance for people who the Ministry designates as Persons with Disabilities (PWD), and PPMB benefits for applicants who the Ministry designates as Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to employment (PPMB). | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you have disabilities and you are financially eligible, you may qualify for <span class="noglossary">disability</span> benefits from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation ("the Ministry"). There are two main types of <span class="noglossary">disability</span> benefits: disability assistance for people who the Ministry designates as Persons with Disabilities (PWD), and PPMB benefits for applicants who the Ministry designates as Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to employment (PPMB). | ||
To qualify for PWD | To qualify for the PWD designation: | ||
*you must be at least 18 years old, | *you must be at least 18 years old, | ||
*you must have a severe mental or physical impairment that is likely to last at least two years, | *you must have a severe mental or physical impairment that is likely to last at least two years, | ||
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*you must need significant help from another person to do specific daily activities, or else require help from an assistive device or assistance animal to perform those activities. | *you must need significant help from another person to do specific daily activities, or else require help from an assistive device or assistance animal to perform those activities. | ||
If you do not qualify for PWD | If you do not qualify for the PWD designation, you may still qualify for the PPMB designation. To qualify for the PPMB designation: | ||
*you must have a medical condition (other than an addiction) that seriously affects your ability to look for, accept or continue employment, and | *you must have a medical condition (other than an addiction) that seriously affects your ability to look for, accept or continue employment, and | ||
*your doctor must confirm that your medical condition has lasted for at least one year, or has occurred frequently in the past year, and is likely to last for at least another two years. | *your doctor must confirm that your medical condition has lasted for at least one year, or has occurred frequently in the past year, and is likely to last for at least another two years. | ||