Open Data

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Caseload

Description

This Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS) dataset describes the monthly Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) caseload in Alberta. The AISH program provides financial and health benefits to eligible adult Albertans with a permanent medical condition that prevents them from earning a living.

 

Caseloads are reported as the actual volume each month and by the Alberta government’s fiscal year. Depending on an individual’s situation, some AISH benefits may also be provided for a spouse or partner and dependent children.

 

Monthly caseloads are also shown as a portion of the entire Alberta population; and by gender, age, primary medical condition, family composition, employment participation and six service delivery regions across the province.

 

For locations of AISH delivery regions, choose the Alberta Assisted Living and Social Services Regions Map within the Resources section.

 

Updated

September 3, 2026

Tags
AISH ALSS SCSS disabilities open data
Resources

Title and Dataset Information

Alternative Title

AISH Monthly Caseloads

Date Modified

2026-09-03

Update Frequency

Quarterly (every 3 months)

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Assisted Living and Social Services
Publisher

Assisted Living and Social Services

Subject Information

Topic
Economy and Finance Families and Children Health and Wellness Persons with Disabilities Population and Demography Seniors Society and Communities
Start Date

2008-04-01

End Date

2026-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2018-08-16

Date Added to catalogue

2018-07-19T19:38:23.044111

Date Issued

2018-08-16

Date Modified

2026-09-03

Audience information

Caregivers General Public Government Health Care Professionals Lower-income Earners Nonprofit/Voluntary Organizations Parents Persons with Disabilities Researchers Seniors

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

The data presents active clients for a specific month and presents the monthly caseload from April 2008 to the present. This is reported as the number of active cases for the month or, if more than one month is selected, it will be the average of the time range.

 

Clients active over a period of months are counted in the totals for each month they were active. The level of financial benefits varies depending on each individual's situation.

 

Please note: North regions began separate reporting in March 2018. From November 2021, we stopped reporting North Central data due to caseload changes as a result of North Central Region collapsing into North East Region.

 

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Assisted Living and Social Services

Contact Email

[email protected]