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 People (whether aboriginal or non-aboriginal) living on a First Nations reserve must seek welfare benefits through the Band Social Development Program,  administered by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
-For First Nations persons living off a reserve, the usual policies and procedures for granting welfare through the MSDSI apply.
+For First Nations persons living off a reserve, the usual policies and procedures for granting welfare through the the Ministry apply.
 For more information, see the following Legal Services Society’s publications:
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 Transient persons may qualify for the cost of housing in a hostel and food (EAR, Schedule A, s 10). A transient person is not eligible for an earnings exemption under the EAR, schedule B, s. 3(7), or for Health Supplements under Division 5 of the EAR.
-A person or family staying in emergency shelters or transition houses may be covered for the actual cost of accommodation and care as well as a comfort allowance calculated for the family unit of the applicant (EAR, Schedule A, s 9).
+A person or family staying in emergency shelters or transition houses may be covered for the actual cost of accommodation and care as well as a comfort allowance calculated for the family unit of the applicant (EAR, Schedule A, s 9; EAPWDR, Schedule A, s 8).
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