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**'''When You're on Welfare:''' https://lss.bc.ca/publications/pub/your-welfare-rights-when-youre-welfare | **'''When You're on Welfare:''' https://lss.bc.ca/publications/pub/your-welfare-rights-when-youre-welfare | ||
**'''Income Assistance on Reserve in British Columbia:''' https://lss.bc.ca/publications/pub/income-assistance-reserve-british-columbia | **'''Income Assistance on Reserve in British Columbia:''' https://lss.bc.ca/publications/pub/income-assistance-reserve-british-columbia | ||
== E. Notable Changes to BC Welfare Law == | |||
===Eliminated the two-year financial independence test for all welfare applicants=== | |||
Prior to January 1, 2020, many people were required to show that they had been financially independent for two years before accessing welfare benefits. | |||
As of January 1, 2020, regulation change OIC # 705 (B.C. Reg. 270/2019) removed the two-year financial independence eligibility requirement. Applicants are no longer required to demonstrate that they have been financially independent for at least two consecutive years prior to applying for assistance. | |||
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