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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Most people get welfare through the provincial government Ministry of Social Development (MSD). However, people living on an Indian reserve get welfare through the Indian band or tribal council in the area they live. The process below is roughly the same on and off reserve. | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}{{ambox | ||
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| text = '''Update:''' A number of changes to income assistance came into effect on October 1, 2012. The Ministry of Social Development website provides a [http://www.sd.gov.bc.ca/clientinfo/2012-10-update.htm summary of the changes]. This page is in the process of being updated to account for the changes. <br> | |||
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}}Most people get welfare through the provincial government Ministry of Social Development (MSD). However, people living on an Indian reserve get welfare through the Indian band or tribal council in the area they live. The process below is roughly the same on and off reserve. | |||
If you have had a welfare benefit or supplement denied, cut off or reduced, you can ask for a reconsideration of that decision. You can also ask for a reconsideration if you have been denied a designation as a person entitled to [[I need to apply for disability benefits|disability benefits]]. If you are not satisfied with the result of the reconsideration, you may be able to appeal the reconsideration decision to an appeal tribunal. | If you have had a welfare benefit or supplement denied, cut off or reduced, you can ask for a reconsideration of that decision. You can also ask for a reconsideration if you have been denied a designation as a person entitled to [[I need to apply for disability benefits|disability benefits]]. If you are not satisfied with the result of the reconsideration, you may be able to appeal the reconsideration decision to an appeal tribunal. | ||