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When you apply for income assistance, the ministry will assess your situation to determine if you are required to complete a three-week work search before you can proceed with your application. If you are required to complete a work search, the three weeks begins once you have signed the ministry Application for Income / Disability Assistance, Part 1 Form (HSD80A). If there is more than one adult applicant in your family, each adult will be required to do a work search, unless that person is exempt.
Exemptions from the Three-Week Work Search
The following persons do not have to do the three-week work search:
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Persons in immediate need of food, shelter or urgent medical attention* |
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A person fleeing an abusive spouse or relative |
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Those with a physical or mental condition that, in the minister's opinion, prevents an applicant from completing a search for employment. (i.e., person is incapacitated due to the nature of medical treatment, person is in hospital, or in late stages of pregnancy) |
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A Person with Disabilities (PWD)* |
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Those 65 years of age and older |
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Those prohibited by law from working in Canada |
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A Child in the Home of a Relative (CIHR) |
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Your family is exempt from the three-week work search if anyone in the family has an immediate need for food, shelter or urgent medical attention or is a Person with Disabilities (PWD). |
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