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Updated: April 1, 2007
Therapeutic Volunteer Supplements
- Some Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance clients with a mental health condition may receive a supplement or other payments from or on behalf of a regional health authority for their participation in a volunteer program or in a mental health or addictions rehabilitation program.
- These clients may keep the full amount of these payments in addition to their income assistance.
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Therapeutic volunteer supplements and other volunteer payments encourage volunteering as an activity that increases employability and independence, and also offset the personal costs associated with volunteering.
- In addition, Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance clients with a mental health condition are eligible for a $500 earnings exemption if they are designated as a Person with Disabilities or as a Person with Persistent Multiple Barriers.
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