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Welfare Eligibility (21:III) (view source)
Revision as of 02:09, 27 September 2022
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Note that as of 1 April 2010, the Ministry will no longer pay Child in the Home of a Relative benefits to new applicants. | Note that as of 1 April 2010, the Ministry will no longer pay Child in the Home of a Relative benefits to new applicants. | ||
=== 2. Disability Assistance for | === 2. Disability Assistance for Youth 18 and Over === | ||
Disabled youths may be eligible for the PWD designation and disability assistance at the age of 18, even if they live with their parents. To qualify, a youth must have a severe mental or physical impairment that, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, is likely to continue for at least two years. Additionally, this impairment must directly and significantly restrict the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either continuously or periodically for extended periods, in the opinion of a health professional. Finally, as a result of those restrictions, the person must require help to perform those activities (see [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-laws/employment-and-assistance-for-persons-with-disabilities-act#section2 s 2(2) of the EAPWDA]). An application for the PWD designation can start 6 months before the youth’s 18th birthday. | Disabled youths may be eligible for the PWD designation and disability assistance at the age of 18, even if they live with their parents. To qualify, a youth must have a severe mental or physical impairment that, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, is likely to continue for at least two years. Additionally, this impairment must directly and significantly restrict the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either continuously or periodically for extended periods, in the opinion of a health professional. Finally, as a result of those restrictions, the person must require help to perform those activities (see [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-laws/employment-and-assistance-for-persons-with-disabilities-act#section2 s 2(2) of the EAPWDA]). An application for the PWD designation can start 6 months before the youth’s 18th birthday. | ||
=== 3. Welfare for Teenaged Parents Living at Home === | === 3. Welfare for Teenaged Parents Living at Home === | ||