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==Government benefits== | ==Government benefits== | ||
The fact that a couple live together may entitle one or both of them to certain benefits paid by the federal or provincial government if they also qualify as ''spouses'' under the applicable rules and legislation. It can also expose them to the prospect of losing those benefits, most notably social assistance payments. | The fact that a couple live together may entitle one or both of them to certain benefits paid by the federal or provincial government if they also qualify as ''spouses'' or ''common-law partners'' under the applicable rules and legislation. It can also expose them to the prospect of losing those benefits, most notably social assistance payments. | ||
===Social assistance=== | ===Social assistance=== | ||
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A surviving unmarried spouse can apply to receive death benefits from ICBC when the other spouse is killed in a car accident, regardless of whose fault the accident was. | A surviving unmarried spouse can apply to receive death benefits from ICBC when the other spouse is killed in a car accident, regardless of whose fault the accident was. | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||
