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Income Assistance

Advocate Maria Montgomery and Lorraine Bates (part time)

TAPS helps clients obtain income assistance that they are legally entitled to, including:

Disability Benefits
Crisis grants
Nutritional Supplements
Requests for Reconsideration
Emergency, food, shelter, prescriptions and rudimentary dental care
Employment Insurance benefits

TAPs can represent people at Income Assistance appeals, EI appeals and meetings with investigations

Links to websites that have more information on income assistance:
  Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits
  Social Assistance Appeals
  This BC government web site provides detailed information on employment and assistance facts and eligibility.