150 search results for
Income insecurity and benefits
Recommendation 26:
The provincial government should increase investment in public health initiatives aimed to support maternal health and healthy infant development, as well as non-barriered, free, community-based programs and services for all families with young children to ensuring these supports are available throughout the province and designed to reach families experiencing poverty and other threats to their ability to thrive.
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Recommendation 10:
The provincial government should expand the post-secondary program options eligible for support under the Single Parent Employment Initiative and, in the absence of enhancements to BC’s refundable post-secondary grants, allow all those on income assistance to retain benefits while attending a post-secondary institution.
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Recommendation 6:
The provincial government should expand the post-secondary program options eligible for support under the Single Parent Employment Initiative and, in the absence of enhancements to BC’s refundable post-secondary grants, allow all those on income assistance to retain benefits while attending a post-secondary institution.
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Recommendation 17:
The provincial government should automatically enroll all young people transitioning out of care in an income support program that meets their basic living costs.
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Recommendation 6:
The provincial government should adjust income and disability assistance rates for families with a child with disabilities to recognize the costs associated with raising a child with extra support needs.
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Recommendation 13:
The provincial government must increase program funding and support for more equitable distribution of available resources to ensure families raising children with disabilities and complex medical needs have timely, universal access everywhere in BC to a core suite of early intervention therapies; timely assessments; family respite; health, medical and in-home supports.
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Recommendation 24:
The provincial and federal governments should work with industry to ensure lower income families and youth have access to technology (both hardware and internet access) so that they are able to apply for financial assistance and access other supports.
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Recommendation 58:
The Province should advocate to the Federal government to ensure ineligible youth who have accessed the CERB are not accumulating debt during the pandemic. Youth should obtain a pass and not have to pay back CERB or be given longer grace periods.
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Recommendation 34:
The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation must act on the Auditor General’s recommendations to make the disability assistance system more accessible, user-friendly, and easier to navigate.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 34:
The Legal Services Society of BC must provide legal support for appeals where a person has been denied income assistance or disability assistance.
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