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If you do not qualify for the PWD designation, you may still qualify for the PPMB designation. There were major changes to the criteria for the PPMB designation in | If you do not qualify for the PWD designation, you may still qualify for the PPMB designation. There were major changes to the criteria for the PPMB designation in | ||
To qualify for the PPMB designation: | To qualify for the PPMB designation, you must: | ||
* | * be at least 19 years old; | ||
from working in any job that would allow you to get off welfare. | • be receiving income assistance or hardship assistance; | ||
• have a health professional confirm that you have a health condition that | |||
• You must also have at least one additional barrier from | (A)has continued for at least one year and is likely to continue for at least 2 more years, or | ||
(B)has occurred frequently in the past year and is likely to continue for at least 2 more years; | |||
• have the Ministry agree that your health condition "seriously impedes" your ability to search for, accept, or continue in employment. "Seriously impedes" means your health condition stops you | |||
from working in any job that would allow you to earn enough money to get off welfare completely. | |||
• You must also have at least one additional barrier that seriously impedes your ability to search for, accept or continue in employment. An additional barrier can be anything from this list: | |||
o experience family violence or have experienced family violence in the past | o experience family violence or have experienced family violence in the past | ||