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Learner Policy & Procedures |
Published Date: April 16, 2021
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Learner Income Support Benefits |
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Non-Continuous Supplementary Benefits |
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Damage Deposit
Income Support, Training and Health Benefits Regulation, Schedule 4, section 14(b)
Full Time Learners: Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Advanced Education)
Full Time Learners: Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Labour and Immigration)
INTENT
To assist learners escaping abuse to obtain accommodation.
POLICY
The Government of Alberta may pay the cost of a damage deposit necessary to obtain accommodation if:
- a household is establishing a new residence in order to escape an abusive situation, regardless of the abused household member’s relationship to the abuser, and
- requires a damage deposit to obtain rental accommodation
- it has not been provided previously for the same place/time through Income Support as Expected To Work (ETW)/Barriers to Full Employment (BFE).
The learner household may receive the benefit as long as their relocation occurs during their period of training (e.g., a learner may spend 30 days at a shelter and then three months with family or friends before securing their own accommodation).
Rate
- must not exceed the maximum applicable Core Shelter Benefit
PROCEDURE
Learners may request this benefit by submitting a Change in Circumstances form, and providing necessary documentation.
Substantiation
Evidence of abuse may include:
- service manager’s knowledge of learner’s situation, or
- evidence from a reliable source (e.g., police, doctor, nurse practitioner, or women’s shelter).
The amount of the damage deposit may be substantiated by:
- word of the learner, or
- lease agreement, or
- letter from landlord, caretaker, owner, or management company.
APPROVAL
Learner Benefit Coordinator, Learner Income Support Office (LISO)
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