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==Where can you get more information and help?== | ==Where can you get more information and help?== | ||
*'''Community advocates''': Many places in BC have community advocates who provide free help with welfare problems, including reconsiderations and appeals. PovNet (www.povnet.org) is a website with contact information for advocates across BC. To find an advocate near you, go to www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/bc. | *'''Community advocates''': Many places in BC have community advocates who provide free help with welfare problems, including reconsiderations and appeals. PovNet (http://www.povnet.org www.povnet.org) is a website with contact information for advocates across BC. To find an advocate near you, go to [http://www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/bc www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/bc]. | ||
*'''Legal Services Society (LSS)''': LSS has a booklet called “Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment and Assistance” with information about eligibility for social assistance (including PPMB and PWD benefits and supplements). The booklet is on their website at www.legalaid.bc.ca. Click “Our publications”, and then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Pensions, benefits, & welfare”. Finally, click on “Your Welfare Rights”. | *'''Legal Services Society (LSS)''': LSS has a booklet called “Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment and Assistance” with information about eligibility for social assistance (including PPMB and PWD benefits and supplements). The booklet is on their website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]. Click “Our publications”, and then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Pensions, benefits, & welfare”. Finally, click on “Your Welfare Rights”. | ||
*'''BC Coalition of People with Disabilities''': The Coalition’s website (www.bccpd.bc.ca) has many helpful guides on applying for the PPMB and PWD designation, and on appealing decisions. Click on “Library” and then on “Money and Income Supports”. You can also ask them to mail you their publications – call 604.872.1278 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1278 elsewhere in BC. | *'''BC Coalition of People with Disabilities''': The Coalition’s website (www.bccpd.bc.ca) has many helpful guides on applying for the PPMB and PWD designation, and on appealing decisions. Click on “Library” and then on “Money and Income Supports”. You can also ask them to mail you their publications – call 604.872.1278 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1278 elsewhere in BC. | ||
