Assured Income For The Severely Handicapped
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Feds working on ‘wrinkle’ that excluded AISH recipients from $500 rent top upThe federal government is working on a "policy wrinkle" that made Albertans who rely on AISH payments ineligible for the $500 rent top-up payment.CanadaMar 14
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Details on Alberta’s affordability payments expected ‘soon’Support is supposed to be on the way, but Albertans looking to get financial relief promised by the province for the new year will have to wait before they can apply.CanadaJan 2
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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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‘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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‘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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Payment changes to AISH and Income Support Benefits causing issues for recipientsRecipients of AISH and Income Support are dealing with changes to their programs that they say will have negative effects.PoliticsJan 29, 2020
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Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low-incomesThe changes introduced in the legislature would help about 250,000 Alberta residents, including seniors and those who receive benefits under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, also known as AISH.CanadaNov 8, 2018
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