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Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

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Recipients of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) who have lost work and income because of the COVID-19 pandemic can exempt a portion of the Government of Canada’s Canada Emergency... More ≫

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Recipients of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) who have lost work and income because of the COVID-19 pandemic can exempt a portion of the Government of Canada’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), if they receive it. This fact sheet provides an explanation of how the CERB affects monthly benefit rates.

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Ministerial Order 2020-17 [Community and Social Services]

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Ministerial Order under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Act, allowing AISH recipients who have lost work and income because of COVID-19 to exempt a portion of the federal... More ≫

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Ministerial Order under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Act, allowing AISH recipients who have lost work and income because of COVID-19 to exempt a portion of the federal government's Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), if they receive it. This means a portion of the CERB payment will not affect their provincial benefits. See Related tab for Ministerial Order 16/2020, related to Income Support payments.

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