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Full-time students who are eligible for student loan funding are not eligible for income assistance or PPMB assistance during the school term (EAR, s 16). This limitation does not affect the dependent children of income assistance and PPMB recipients. | Full-time students who are eligible for student loan funding are not eligible for income assistance or PPMB assistance during the school term (EAR, s 16). This limitation does not affect the dependent children of income assistance and PPMB recipients. | ||
Section 1 of the EAR defines the term “full-time student,” and s 16(2) of the EAR sets out the period during which a full-time student is ineligible for income assistance or PPMB. | [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section1 Section 1 of the EAR] defines the term “full-time student,” and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section16 s 16(2) of the EAR] sets out the period during which a full-time student is ineligible for income assistance or PPMB. | ||
Full-time students who are no longer eligible for student loan funding because they have used up their allowable loans, bursaries, or grants may be eligible for income assistance during summer break if they cannot find work. | Full-time students who are no longer eligible for student loan funding because they have used up their allowable loans, bursaries, or grants may be eligible for income assistance during summer break if they cannot find work. | ||
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Recipients of disability assistance, and their dependants, may study either full-time or part-time. | Recipients of disability assistance, and their dependants, may study either full-time or part-time. | ||
Students who are enrolled in unfunded programs (where student loans are not available) — such as high school completion and adult basic education or students whose post-secondary education is sponsored under a federal or provincial government plan— may remain eligible for income assistance or PPMB benefits if they have received prior approval from the minister. See EAR s 16(1)(b). | Students who are enrolled in unfunded programs (where student loans are not available) — such as high school completion and adult basic education or students whose post-secondary education is sponsored under a federal or provincial government plan— may remain eligible for income assistance or PPMB benefits if they have received prior approval from the minister. See [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section16 EAR s 16(1)(b)]. | ||
Single parents approved for the Single Parent Employment Initiative may also remain eligible for income assistance or PPMB benefits while they attend a funded program of studies (providing their Employment Plan requires those studies). See EAR s 16(1.2) | Single parents approved for the Single Parent Employment Initiative may also remain eligible for income assistance or PPMB benefits while they attend a funded program of studies (providing their Employment Plan requires those studies). See [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section16 EAR s 16(1.2)]. | ||
Part-time students remain eligible for income assistance provided they meet other eligibility requirements, including employment obligations. | Part-time students remain eligible for income assistance provided they meet other eligibility requirements, including employment obligations. | ||
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== J. Student funding and income exemptions == | == J. Student funding and income exemptions == | ||
For students who receive '''disability assistance''', the following things are all exempted as income: education and training allowances, scholarships, grants, bursaries and money from an RESP. However, student loans advanced to recipients of disability assistance are only exempt as income up to the amount of the person’s “education costs” and “daycare costs.” Section 8 of Schedule B to the EAPDWR defines both terms. | For students who receive '''disability assistance''', the following things are all exempted as income: education and training allowances, scholarships, grants, bursaries and money from an RESP. However, student loans advanced to recipients of disability assistance are only exempt as income up to the amount of the person’s “education costs” and “daycare costs.” Section 8 of [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#scheduleb Schedule B to the EAPDWR] defines both terms. | ||
Certain students who receive '''income assistance or PPMB benefits''' can have funds from training allowances, student loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, or RESPs exempted by the Ministry as their “income” up to the amount of their “education costs” and “childcare costs.” Section 8 of Schedule B to the EAR defines both those terms. This applies if: | Certain students who receive '''income assistance or PPMB benefits''' can have funds from training allowances, student loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, or RESPs exempted by the Ministry as their “income” up to the amount of their “education costs” and “childcare costs.” Section 8 of Schedule B to the EAR defines both those terms. This applies if: | ||
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* The person is a part-time student in a program that is not eligible for student loan funding; | * The person is a part-time student in a program that is not eligible for student loan funding; | ||
* The person has received prior permission from the Ministry to enroll as a full-time student in a program that is not eligible for student loan funding; | * The person has received prior permission from the Ministry to enroll as a full-time student in a program that is not eligible for student loan funding; | ||
* The Ministry excuses the student from having employment-related obligations under s 29(4) of the EAR, and the student enrolls part-time in a program that is eligible for student loan funding; | * The Ministry excuses the student from having employment-related obligations under [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section29 s 29(4) of the EAR], and the student enrolls part-time in a program that is eligible for student loan funding; | ||
* The student is a part time student in a program that is eligible for student loans (note that students in this situation cannot have grants, bursaries or scholarships from Canada Student Loans exempted as income);OR | * The student is a part time student in a program that is eligible for student loans (note that students in this situation cannot have grants, bursaries or scholarships from Canada Student Loans exempted as income);OR | ||
* The student is in Ministry’s Single Parent Employment Initiative and in a program that is eligible for student loans (note that students in this situation cannot have grants, bursaries or scholarships from Canada Student Loans exempted as income). | * The student is in Ministry’s Single Parent Employment Initiative and in a program that is eligible for student loans (note that students in this situation cannot have grants, bursaries or scholarships from Canada Student Loans exempted as income). | ||
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== K. Leaving the Province for More Than 30 Days == | == K. Leaving the Province for More Than 30 Days == | ||
Welfare recipients who leave British Columbia for more than a total of 30 days in a calendar year usually cease to be eligible for benefits (EAR, s 17 and EAPWDR, s 15). | Welfare recipients who leave British Columbia for more than a total of 30 days in a calendar year usually cease to be eligible for benefits ([https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section17 EAR, s 17] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#section15 EAPWDR, s 15]). | ||
If a recipient wishes to leave the province for more than 30 days in a calendar year and still get welfare, they must try to obtain prior authorization for continued assistance. The minister has discretion to authorize absences required to avoid undue hardship, to allow participation in a formal education program, or to obtain medical therapy prescribed by a medical practitioner. | If a recipient wishes to leave the province for more than 30 days in a calendar year and still get welfare, they must try to obtain prior authorization for continued assistance. The minister has discretion to authorize absences required to avoid undue hardship, to allow participation in a formal education program, or to obtain medical therapy prescribed by a medical practitioner. | ||