On Monday, MLA Meara Conway and the NDP hosted a press conference calling on the provincial government to stop cuts and increase rates for the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability Program .
Conway said that in many situations for people living with disabilities applying for the SAID program, they are forced to withdraw early Canadian Pension Plans. “All income that individuals receive, whether it’s earned income or pension benefits, are treated as income,” said Carr. “So under our assistance programs, those are taken off before benefits are paid out.Buffalo mass shooting was act of domestic terrorism, attorney for victim’s family says
The program has not seen any increase in funding for seven years, something Dave Nelson, a senior consultant at the Canadian Mental Health Association and an original task team members that put together the SAID program, hopes changes soon.
When is the last time there was any considerable or reasonable increase in monies to the disability recipients……..it’s sad, they have to buy groceries, gas etc too. They seem to get forgotten
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