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Welfare Eligibility (21:III) (view source)
Revision as of 02:17, 27 September 2022
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*Are the single parent of a child under three (this includes foster children and some children placed in their care by MCFD). | *Are the single parent of a child under three (this includes foster children and some children placed in their care by MCFD). | ||
== J. Immediate Needs Assessment == | |||
If someone who is applying for welfare has an immediate need for food, shelter, or urgent medical attention, their application can be expedited. A person in this situation should request an '''“immediate needs assessment”''' from the Ministry. If they are not exempt from the 3 week work search, they may qualify for (non-repayable) hardship assistance from the Ministry while they do their work search. If they are exempt from the work search. , they are to proceed directly to their stage 2 eligibility interview. The Ministry’s service standard is that a person requesting immediate needs assessment should have their situation assessed by the Ministry through a stage 2 eligibility interview, '''within one business day.''' If the Ministry is not able to do that, the service standard provides the Ministry should meet the person’s immediate need (e.g. by vouchers for food, bus tickets, shelter referral etc.) until the eligibility interview is conducted. See the Ministry’s policy on immediate needs assessments at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/application-and-intake/immediate-needs | If someone who is applying for welfare has an immediate need for food, shelter, or urgent medical attention, their application can be expedited. A person in this situation should request an '''“immediate needs assessment”''' from the Ministry. If they are not exempt from the 3 week work search, they may qualify for (non-repayable) hardship assistance from the Ministry while they do their work search. If they are exempt from the work search. , they are to proceed directly to their stage 2 eligibility interview. The Ministry’s service standard is that a person requesting immediate needs assessment should have their situation assessed by the Ministry through a stage 2 eligibility interview, '''within one business day.''' If the Ministry is not able to do that, the service standard provides the Ministry should meet the person’s immediate need (e.g. by vouchers for food, bus tickets, shelter referral etc.) until the eligibility interview is conducted. See the Ministry’s policy on immediate needs assessments at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/application-and-intake/immediate-needs | ||
== K. Ongoing Employment Obligations: Employment-related Obligations and Employment Plans == | == K. Ongoing Employment Obligations: Employment-related Obligations and Employment Plans == | ||