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Self-Employment Program (SEP)


Overview: June 30, 2008

Effective: June 30, 2008

The Self-Employment Program (SEP) is intended to assist BCEA clients who either have the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation, or meet the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) criteria in establishing and operating a self-employment enterprise.

The SEP is a program of business deductions and exemptions for the use of eligible BCEA clients who are, or wish to become, self-employed.  The program  exempts specific business-related expenses and assets in determining clients' earnings and monthly eligibility for income or disability assistance.  It is intended to help PWD and PPMB family units in a wide range of self-employment situations, from businesses that provide full-time employment and have business loans, to enterprises that are part-time and generate low earnings on an occasional or seasonal basis.