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People with disabilities can get financial help and support from several places. This script explains some of the help available, plus how and where to get more information. It does not list every possible type of help, but it’s a good starting point to learn more. Some information appears in more than one place. Many financial assistance programs require you to report any other money and support you are receiving, such as pension and employment insurance benefits. You should check with each program about its rules on reporting other benefits you receive, and the effect they have.
==Canadian government help and programs==
*various supplements, including health supplements
*medical coverage
*low-cost annual bus passes*transportation support allowance (as of September 1, 2016)
*career planning services
*job training
The BCEA program also offers other help to people with disabilities (including children, adults, and their families). This includes:
*procedural help for 17½-year-olds to apply for the person with disabilities designation so they can receive disability assistance when they turn 18.
*increased assets limit of $10100,000 (up from $5,000) based on family unit size.*increased earnings exemption Annualized Earnings Exemption ([http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/policies-for-government/bc-employment-assistance-policy-procedure-manual/additional-resources/aee-policy-reg.pdf AEE]) starting at $800 per full calendar month ($9,600 per full calendar year) for a single -person family unit and increased more for family units of more than 1 person. People on disability assistance can use their earnings exemption on a yearly (instead of monthly) basis, without a monthly maximum.
You can [http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/bcea.htm apply for BCEA online].
====[http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/goc/permanent_disability_benefit.shtml Canada Student Loans Program—Permanent Disability Benefit]====
Students with a permanent disability who are having trouble repaying their loans due to their disability can apply to the [httphttps://wwwcsnpe-nslsc.cibletudes-canlearn.ca/engEng/common/help/contact/loansDefault.shtml aspx National Student Loans Service Centre] to have their loans forgiven (so they don’t have to repay the loan).
====[https://studentaidbc.ca/explore/grants-scholarships/canada-student-grant-students-permanent-disabilities Canada student grant for students with permanent disabilities]====
This program helps full-time students with a permanent disability with the cost of education by replacing about $1,000 in BC student loan funding.
====[https://studentaidbc.ca/explore/grants-sholarshipsscholarships/bc-access-grant-deaf-students BC access grant for deaf students]====
This grant helps deaf and hard-of-hearing students with the additional costs while attending specialized post-secondary institutions where curriculum is delivered in American Sign Language.
*'''[http://www.lss.bc.ca/ Legal Services Society (LSS) BC]''': LSS provides free legal information. The publication called “[http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=167 Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment and Assistance]” has information on social assistance.
*'''[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (Script 288)| Script 288, Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals]]''': this Dial-A-Law script explains that if you apply for or receive monthly income or disability assistance, you have the right to a reconsideration, and then an appeal, of most decisions that deny, reduce, or end that assistance. The script includes a link to the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal ([http://www.gov.bc.ca/eaat www.gov.bc.ca/eaatEmployment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal]).