Manitoba to boost financial support to disabled
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This article was published 15/12/2022 (1038 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
People with severe, prolonged disabilities are getting a financial boost through a new provincial income support program.
On Jan. 1, 2023, the first phase of enrollment for the Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities program will begin.
The program will offer the same financial, health and other benefits available to people who receive employment income assistance.
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“Our government heard that Manitobans wanted us to create a new income support program for persons with disabilities separate from Employment and Income Assistance, and we responded with concrete action,” Families Minister Rochelle Squires said in a release.
However, the program will also provide people with disabilities an assigned financial worker; approximately $100 more per month; automatic laundry and phone allowances; access to health benefits for two years after a file closes; and the ability to earn up $12,000 annually before benefits are clawed back.
The basic needs amount will be indexed annually to inflation starting April 1, 2023.
“Our government heard that Manitobans wanted us to create a new income support program for persons with disabilities separate from Employment and Income Assistance, and we responded with concrete action,” Families Minister Rochelle Squires said in a release.
Recipients can also choose from a suite of “person-centred community navigation supports,” according to the province.
Manitobans currently receiving EIA through the persons with disabilities category and who also fall into the following categories can enroll on Jan. 1, 2023:
• people who receive services from Community Living disABILITY Services;
• people who live in personal care homes; and
• people who are receiving the Canada Pension Plan disability benefit.
No new financial or medical information is required and people will receive information about migrating to the new program in the coming weeks, the province said.
On April 1, 2023, all other EIA clients can apply by completing a new disability impact assessment, which is under development.
At that time, all other Manitobans will be able to take a financial assessment to determine whether they qualify for the disability impact assessment, the province said.
— Staff