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LSLAP Chapter Update 2017
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The EAA, s 8 and the EAR, s 18 state that in order to be eligible for income assistance, applicants must show that they have been financially independent for two consecutive years at some point in the past. This usually involves showing they have: | The EAA, s 8 and the EAR, s 18 state that in order to be eligible for income assistance, applicants must show that they have been financially independent for two consecutive years at some point in the past. This usually involves showing they have: | ||
* | *Worked for 840 hours a year for two consecutive years | ||
* | *Earned at least $7 000 a year for two consecutive years | ||
* | *Worked for part of a two-year period, and collected Employment Insurance or another income replacement (excluding income assistance or a training allowance) for the rest of the two-year period | ||
This requirement does not apply to applicants for PPMB assistance or disability assistance and there are numerous other exemptions including, among other things (EAR, s 18(3) and (4)): | This requirement does not apply to applicants for PPMB assistance or disability assistance and there are numerous other exemptions including, among other things (EAR, s 18(3) and (4)): | ||
* | *People under 19 | ||
* | *Pregnant women | ||
* | *People with dependent children | ||
* | *People who have recently left an abusive relationship and this has affected their ability to work | ||
* | *People who were supported by an employed spouse or supported by a combination of an employed spouse and other benefits for two years | ||
* | *People whose medical condition prevented them from working for at least six of the last 24 months or will prevent them from working for the next 30 days | ||
* | *People who have earned a two-year certificate or diploma, bachelor’s degree, or post-graduate degree | ||
* | *People who were in prison for at least 6 months of the past 2 years | ||
The exemption also covers those who “were for any reason unable, due to circumstances beyond their control, to search for or accept employment, and will otherwise experience undue hardship”. | The exemption also covers those who “were for any reason unable, due to circumstances beyond their control, to search for or accept employment, and will otherwise experience undue hardship”. | ||