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- Social Assistance and Social Solidarity | Gouvernement du Québec
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- Social Assistance and Social Solidarity | Gouvernement du Québec
The Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MTESS) administers the Social Assistance Program, the Social Solidarity Program and the Aim for employment Program. These programs allow low-income people who meet certain criteria to obtain a certain amount of money (benefit).
Online services for last-resort financial assistance programs are available through My Account – Employment Assistance – Social Assistance. Secure and accessible at all times, these services allow you to: Get information about payments, for instance to check the amount and date of previous payments; Send documents online; View your claim slips
- There Are Different Social Assistance Programs
- Your Income and Savings Must Be Below A Certain Limit
- Social Assistance Is A Last Resort
- Having A Spouse Can Affect Your Eligibility Or Your Benefits
- Your Age and Your Residency Status Affect Your Eligibility
- Your Ability to Work Determines Your Program
- Your Situation Determines The Amount of Benefits Granted
- How to Apply
- Be Careful About Making False Or Incomplete Declarations
There are four main programs that allow you to benefit from social assistance: 1. the Social Assistance Program, 2. the Social Solidarity Program, 3. the Aim For Employment Program, 4. the Basic Income Program. The conditions to be eligible for social assistance depend on each program. Different factors may have an impact on your eligibility. This ...
When you apply for social assistance, you must have very little income or savings. On the application form, you must declare all income that you currently receive. You must also declare all savings (“liquid assets”) and property you have. The cut-off amount for eligibility is different depending on your situation. For example, under the Social Assi...
Social assistance programs are a “last resort” solution. Their purpose is to provide people with basic financial support and to encourage them to participate actively in society and enter the workforce when possible. Therefore, to receive social assistance, you must also take advantage of any other form of financial aid to which you are entitled, s...
Having a spouse could have an impact on your eligibility for social assistance or the amount of benefits you may be granted. It is therefore important to be honest about your living situation. If you have a spouse, you must declare this situation, and your spouse must complete the application form with you. For social assistance, spouses are: 1. co...
There are additional eligibility criteria for social assistance, such as your age and your residency status, among other conditions. You must live in Québec and be at least 18 years old or an emancipated minor. In general, you must also be either a Canadian citizen, an Indigenous person, a permanent resident, a refugee, or a refugee claimant. Perma...
Your ability to work determines which of the four welfare programs you could be eligible for. It also affects the amount of benefits you may be granted.
The amount of your monthly benefits depends on whether you can work and whether you are single or have a spouse. This amount increases slightly each year. The amount of money you receive is usually not affected by how many children you have, except under the Basic Income Program. Social assistance is separate from the Quebec Family Allowance and Ca...
Application forms are available on the Government of Quebec’s website. Before you apply, you may want to use the SimulAide toolprovided by Emploi Quebec (Quebec’s department of labour). This tool allows you to assess whether you might be eligible for social assistance. If your application is rejected, you can contest the decision. See our article C...
False declarations can have serious consequences. If you don’t tell the truth or if you withhold information on your application form because you want to appear eligible or receive higher benefits, you could have to pay back any overpayment at a minimum rate of $112 a month. You would also have to pay a $100 fine for making a false declaration. If ...
Available services. Your payments Get information about your payments, such as the amount or date of previous or upcoming payments.; Online applications Last-resort financial assistance (social assistance), employment assistance, direct deposit and more.
Accéder aux services en ligne Mon dossier — Aide à l'emploi – Assistance sociale (aide sociale).
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