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General Supplements
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- Moving, Transportation, and Living Costs
- Pre-natal Shelter Supplement
- Replacement of Lost or Stolen Cheques
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- Monthly Nutritional Supplement (MNS)
- Natal Supplement
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- Optical Services
- PharmaCare
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- Tube Feed Supplement
- Decisions, Reconsideration and Appeal
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Online Resources
Welcome to the Ministry of Social Development Online Resource.
The Online Resource (OLR) is a one-stop source for all BCEA policy, procedures and program information for eligibility for ministry employment and assistance programs.
Information in the Online Resource is organized into Topic Categories.
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To view an expanded list of available Topics, click on the appropriate category and then on the desired topic to have its home page displayed.
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Topic home pages provide an overview and links to relevant acts and regulations, policy, procedures, contacts, rate tables and resources for the public, such as fact sheets and brochures.
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Topics are updated regularly to provide the most current information available.
For more information on how to use the Online Resource and the index, please visit our Navigation Tips page.
A Table of Contents listing all the Topics of the OLR is also available to assist you. You can open this Table of Contents and go directly to any Topic home page.
For access to the index, click here.
What's New
January 30, 2012
General Supplements
The topic now includes information on how to contact the Bus Pass program by email.
January 25, 2012
Verification and Eligibility
Director of Employment Standards Branch Determinations are considered financial awards and exempt up to the asset level for the family unit.
December 14, 2011
General Supplements
Policy changes clarify eligibility and remove the repayment option from the Moving, Transportation and Living Costs (MTLC) supplement.
Hardship
Staff are to issue assistance payable to the spouse when it is the spouse who is awaiting the EI benefit and not the primary applicant of the IA file.
December 8, 2011
Verification and Eligibility
The Trusts topic has been updated to include instruction on filing legal opinions and details on where staff are to send trust documentation for processing.
November 15, 2011
General Supplements
Policy has been clarified to reflect messaging to clients and stakeholders regarding the October 31, 2011 deadline.
September 30, 2011
Other Programs
Changes to existing procedures for continuing with a maintenance action in progress when a client is no longer in receipt of assistance, and for FM referrals to reflect the approved Ministry Standard.
September 29, 2011
Verification and Eligibility
Effective September 1, 2011, the Ministry of Children and Family Development changed their security screening process and how they notify MSD of the results. This will affect all families that require security screening due to a change in household composition. No new applications are being accepted on this program as of March 31, 2010.
September 28, 2011
Verification and Eligibility
The 2012 Cheque Issue Schedule and full Cheque Date schedule have been updated in Resources for Staff and Resources for Clients.
