Woman With Disabilities Wants Change to Province’s Household Income Policy

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Saint John resident Kaitlyn Layden has been advocating for the revision of Social Development’s household income policy for years. She says the policy forces her to choose between getting married and moving in with her fiance or having financial stability with the department’s support. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/woman-with-disabilities-wants-change-to-provinces-household-income-policy/ Related

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Legislation introduced to provide income support program for Manitobans with severe disabilities

Legislation introduced to provide income support program for Manitobans with

The province is introducing legislation to provide an income support program for Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities. Current legislation puts Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities in the same category as those experiencing temporary losses of employment due to shorter-term or less severe disabilities. The province says Bill 72 would create a program […]

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Report Highlights Issues With Sask. Assured Income for Disabilities Program – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Nelson said the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) replacing a minimum wage workers’ income at $2,000 a month demonstrated how much people should be getting. “Isn’t it interesting that those people, most of them, do not have an ongoing and serious disability which has this extra cost,” Nelson said. “The way that people are treated […]

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Report Highlights Issues With Sask. Assured Income for Disabilities Program – Accessibility News International

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Report raises 6 main concerns, from money to supportsHeidi Atter, CBC NewsPosted: Oct 20, 2020 A new report is highlighting issues with the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disabilities program (SAID). The Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition (DISC) interviewed 11 people on their personal experiences and had 432 respond to an online survey. The respondents included […]

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