As you may have heard, Jagrup Brar, MLA Surrey Fleetwood, will spend the first month of the new year living on welfare. Having accepted Raise the Rates Coalition’s MLA Welfare Challenge, Brar’s budget for Janurary 2012 will be $610 – the welfare rate set for a single person considered employable. According to Raise the Rates, the goal of the Challenge is to raise public awareness around welfare rates and poverty.
If you are applying for, or are living on welfare, it is important to know your rights and what to expect.
Clicklaw can help you get started by helping with these common questions:
I have to go on welfare. What do I need to know before I apply?
I’m going to the interview for welfare. What do I need to know?
Also, if you live on a reserve, be sure to get started with:
How is welfare different on and off reserve?
