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====You can challenge the government’s decision==== | ====You can challenge the government’s decision==== | ||
If the government says you can’t get welfare or it cuts you off from welfare, you have the right to challenge their decision. See our information on reconsiderations and appeals of income assistance. | If the government says you can’t get welfare or it cuts you off from welfare, you have the right to challenge their decision. [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals|See our information on reconsiderations and appeals of income assistance]]. | ||
====Short-term financial help==== | ====Short-term financial help==== | ||
You may be able to get two kinds of financial supplements if you show | You may be able to get two kinds of financial supplements if you show '''undue hardship'''. | ||
You can apply for a repayable monthly supplement, if you can show that without financial help you will experience undue hardship. This assistance can be provided for three months, with the possibility of three additional months in exceptional circumstances. | You can apply for a repayable monthly supplement, if you can show that without financial help you will experience undue hardship. This assistance can be provided for three months, with the possibility of three additional months in exceptional circumstances. | ||
You may also be able to get a repayable transportation supplement so you can go back to the place where the warrant is outstanding and deal with it. | You may also be able to get a repayable transportation supplement so you can go back to the place where the warrant is outstanding and deal with it. | ||
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===Do I have to consent to a warrant check by the welfare Ministry?=== | ===Do I have to consent to a warrant check by the welfare Ministry?=== | ||
Yes. The application for welfare asks you to provide the welfare Ministry with written consent to check if you have any relevant warrants. If you do not consent, you will not be eligible for welfare. | Yes. The application for welfare asks you to provide the welfare Ministry with written consent to check if you have any relevant warrants. If you do not consent, you will not be eligible for welfare. | ||
== | ==Who can help== | ||
===With legal advice=== | ===With legal advice=== | ||
You can apply to the '''Legal | You can apply to the '''Legal Aid BC''' to see if you qualify under legal aid for a criminal lawyer to take your case or give you some advice about a warrant. | ||
: | :Call 1-866-577-2525 (toll-free) | ||
: | :Visit website [http://legalaid.bc.ca/ legalaid.bc.ca] | ||
===With a welfare appeal=== | ===With a welfare appeal=== | ||
For help in challenging a decision about your eligibility for welfare, you could seek out an '''advocate'''. Advocates are community workers trained to help people, including with the paperwork involved. | For help in challenging a decision about your eligibility for welfare, you could seek out an '''advocate'''. Advocates are community workers trained to help people, including with the paperwork involved. [http://www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/ PovNet has a Find an Advocate tool]. [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap Clicklaw’s HelpMap lists dozens of advocates in BC]. | ||
The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' (CLAS) may be able to help you if you have been denied welfare due to a warrant and you have lost your welfare appeal. | The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' (CLAS) may be able to help you if you have been denied welfare due to a warrant and you have lost your welfare appeal. | ||
:[http://www.clasbc.net/ Visit website] | |||
=== | ===With more information=== | ||
The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' | The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' [http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/clastest/pages/79/attachments/original/1401252000/Outstanding_warrants_fact_sheet_FINAL.pdf?1401252000 publishes a factsheet on "Welfare and Outstanding Warrants"]. | ||
: | :Visit website: [http://www.clasbc.net/ clasbc.net] | ||
The '''Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction''' is responsible for welfare in BC. | The '''Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction''' is responsible for welfare in BC. | ||
:Call Enquiry BC at 1-800-663-7867 (toll-free) | |||
: | :Visit website: [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/eligibility/warrants gov.bc.ca/sdpr] | ||
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