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Welfare Eligibility (21:III) (view source)
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For more details on this program, see https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/income-assistance/on-assistance/employment-planning/spei | For more details on this program, see https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/income-assistance/on-assistance/employment-planning/spei | ||
== | == M. Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Designation == | ||
To obtain disability assistance, a person must first show that they qualify under [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] definition of “person with disabilities” (“PWD”). This section defines a “person with disabilities” as a person over 18 with a severe mental or physical impairment that: | To obtain disability assistance, a person must first show that they qualify under [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] definition of “person with disabilities” (“PWD”). This section defines a “person with disabilities” as a person over 18 with a severe mental or physical impairment that: | ||
:a) In the opinion of a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner is likely to continue for at least two years; and | |||
:b) In the opinion of a prescribed professional (a doctor, psychologist, physical or occupational therapist, social worker, nurse, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor): | |||
::1. Directly and significantly restricts the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either | |||
:::1. Continuously; or | |||
:::2. Periodically for extended periods; and | |||
::2. As a result of those restrictions, the person requires help to perform those activities. | |||
People who wish to receive disability assistance must complete an extensive application form with the assistance of a doctor and another health professional and satisfy the Ministry that they meet the above definition. | People who wish to receive disability assistance must complete an extensive application form with the assistance of a doctor and another health professional and satisfy the Ministry that they meet the above definition. | ||