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'''Before you get started:''' | '''Before you get started:''' | ||
:* Be sure to read | :* Be sure to read the "Reconsideration and Appeal" topic at page 47 of [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1082 ''How to Apply for Welfare'']. It tells you what steps to take and what to expect. | ||
:* Get help from an advocate. (See the listing for PovNet in the Resource List of this Guide for contact and website information for welfare advocates in your area.) | :* Get help from an advocate. (See the listing for PovNet in the Resource List of this Guide for contact and website information for welfare advocates in your area.) | ||
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The reconsideration decision will say whether or not your benefit or supplement has been granted or refused. It should also say which law or policy the Ministry based the reconsideration decision on, and whether you may appeal the decision to an ''Appeal Tribunal''. | The reconsideration decision will say whether or not your benefit or supplement has been granted or refused. It should also say which law or policy the Ministry based the reconsideration decision on, and whether you may appeal the decision to an ''Appeal Tribunal''. | ||
If you don’t agree with the reconsideration decision, use Your Welfare Rights. In the chapter on ''How to Appeal'' follow the steps under ''Second Step: the Appeal Tribunal Hearing''. | If you don’t agree with the reconsideration decision, use Your Welfare Rights. In the chapter on ''How to Appeal'' follow the steps under ''Second Step: the Appeal Tribunal Hearing''. | ||
== Where to get help == | == Where to get help == | ||