Your Welfare Rights: How to Apply for Welfare (English)

This plain language booklet explains the application process to get welfare, including:

• your rights to apply and get welfare;
• how to qualify for welfare;
• financial eligibility rules;
• how to apply by phone, in person, or online;
• how to apply for disability assistance, and
• how to appeal a ministry decision.

It also includes a list of who can help if you have a problem getting welfare, and a checklist to help you keep records.

How to Apply for Welfare is illustrated with original drawings, and is the first publication in the new series Your Welfare Rights .

It replaces the booklet Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment and Assistance.

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