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 '''Income Assistance on Reserve in BC (booklet):'''
 http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=100
-== B. Transients and People Staying at Emergency Shelters and Transition Houses ==
-Section 1 of the EAR defines “transient” as a person who
-*a. has no dependent children;
-*b. has no fixed address; and
-*c. in the minister’s opinion, is not taking up permanent residence in the community in which the person submits an application for income assistance.
-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; EAPWDR, Schedule A, s 8).
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