Clicklaw featured in Nelson Star column on rights and responsibilities

New on Clicklaw

Anne DeGrace is a librarian at Nelson Public Library, and writes a regular column for the local newspaper (as well as a number of popular novels). As a result of a recent LawMatters training for public librarians, Anne heard about a new resource on Clicklaw that was a perfect fit for questions in her community concerning the Occupy movement and other protests: Protesters’ Guide to the Law of Civil Disobedience in BC. See her thoughtful November 11th column Know your rights and responsibilities.

Living on welfare

Spreading the word about Clicklaw

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?  

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Also, if you live on a reserve, be sure to get started with:

How is welfare different on and off reserve?