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Minister asks feds to raise rent top up threshold, says thousands of Albertans on AISH ineligibleAlberta is asking Ottawa to adjust the criteria for its $500 rent top up, saying the current limit makes tens of thousands of Albertans with disabilities ineligible.CanadaDec 15, 2022
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Albertans receiving disability benefits will miss out on feds’ rent top up: AISH clientA woman who relies on provincial and federal disability benefits says she and other Albertans like her are ineligible for the federal government's one-time rent benefit.CanadaDec 14, 2022
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Alberta’s government benefit programs to be re-indexed starting next yearAISH supports about 70,000 Albertans with permanent medical issues that prevent them from earning a living by providing a basic benefit of $1,685 per month.PoliticsNov 28, 2022
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Alberta premier issues mandate letters to ministers stressing focus on inflation, ‘affordability crisis’Premier Danielle Smith has issued mandate letters to several of her cabinet ministers, making clear her first priority is addressing affordability and inflation in Alberta.PoliticsNov 10, 2022
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‘I’m sorry’: Calgary parents plead guilty to neglect of disabled adult sonIn an agreed statement of facts, court heard that the 29-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder and brain damage was mostly confined to his bedroom for years.CrimeJan 22, 2022
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Alberta premier says AISH review should come as ‘no surprise’ amid fiscal crisisAlberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province has to take a serious look at the number of people who qualify for AISH.EconomySep 16, 2020
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‘There will be no cuts’: Alberta government defends review of AISH'Let me state definitively that there will be no cuts to AISH financial benefits,' Alberta's Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney said Saturday.PoliticsSep 12, 2020
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Affordable housing closure concerns over Alberta government’s $53M cuts to maintenance fundingThere are concerns homelessness could increase in Alberta cities after the affordable housing maintenance funding was cut but $53 million.PoliticsMar 7, 2020
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Political barbs fly as payment changes made to AISH, Income Support programsSome Edmontonians who rely on Income Support programs from the province say they are bracing themselves for difficult financial situations.PoliticsMar 3, 2020
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Low-income transit riders face impact from AISH and income support payment changesThe City of Calgary is looking at ways of helping people deal with the impacts of a provincial decision that is targeting recipients of AISH and income support payments.PoliticsFeb 20, 2020
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