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Types of Employment Insurance Benefits (8:IV) (view source)
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For claimants with children and low family incomes, there is a family supplement that could raise their benefit rate to a maximum of 80 percent. Low-income families are defined as those who qualify for the Canada Child Benefit, with a combined annual income of less than $25,921. | For claimants with children and low family incomes, there is a family supplement that could raise their benefit rate to a maximum of 80 percent. Low-income families are defined as those who qualify for the Canada Child Benefit, with a combined annual income of less than $25,921. | ||
== | == J. Employment (Training) Benefits == | ||
The EI budget includes discretionary funding for retraining. Eligibility for these benefits is determined by the criteria in s 58(1) of the EI Act, and includes anyone whose benefit period ended within the last 60 months. Section 9 of the EI Act lists out certain types of benefits that could be conferred to claimants that meet the criteria in s 58(1). The Commission has discretion to approve funding for benefits during training, and decisions on this matter cannot be appealed (EI Act, s 25(2)). | The EI budget includes discretionary funding for retraining. Eligibility for these benefits is determined by the criteria in s 58(1) of the EI Act, and includes anyone whose benefit period ended within the last 60 months. Section 9 of the EI Act lists out certain types of benefits that could be conferred to claimants that meet the criteria in s 58(1). The Commission has discretion to approve funding for benefits during training, and decisions on this matter cannot be appealed (EI Act, s 25(2)). | ||
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