- ESIA does not help you get the maximum GST rebate!
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... related to Employment Support & Income Assistance (ESIA), among other things, I hope many more will know. For a single person on ESIA for reasons of disability, that box will show an amount of $9696.00, which ...
Blog entry - Erica Lewis - 03/18/2016 - 16:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- How special needs cuts affect people with disabilities
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... account: “I felt abused and discriminated by the ESIA programme” ... of how the Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) programme can be abusive toward people who are on income assistance. ...
Story - Rana Encol - 09/24/2013 - 16:49 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Community Services cuts back on special transportation needs
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... of people I will be writing to shortly to inform them that ESIA does not provide money for taxis, even if you are in a wheelchair, as I ... slashed to a mere $20. Ya! another example of how the ESIA Program abuses their client Hello, I was just reading this artcle ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 04/03/2015 - 13:17 - 2 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Rigid rules for special diet allowances are hurting
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... Section 6.3.3 of Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) policy. Section 6.3.3 of ESIA policy makes it impossible for caseworkers, casework supervisors, other ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 11/01/2014 - 09:33 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Let Them Drink Shakes
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... within the Employment Support and Income Assitance (ESIA) program, which is offered through the Nova Scotia Department of Community ... especially when it comes to enforcing section 6.3.3 of the ESIA policy. Section 6.3.3 addresses special dietary allowances and offers ...
Story - Miles Howe - 11/19/2014 - 17:08 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Community Services embarks on mystery welfare reform initiative
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... it calls a Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) Benefit Reform Project in early December. A Request for Proposal is the ... writes that both technology and business aspects of the ESIA programs will be thoroughly analyzed. The RFP states that the new ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 01/13/2015 - 10:50 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- What difference could massage therapy make?
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... Nova Scotia’s Employment Support Income Assistance (ESIA) Regulations that cut back essential health benefits such as massage ...
Story - M.Albiani - 08/24/2011 - 09:05 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- No special diet for Income Assistance recipient
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... Centre workers have signed a letter asking that current ESIA policy be reformed because of such instances of a “vague” ... lacking as well One of the scariest things about ESIA is how we, as clients (isn't is an insult to call us clients, by the ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 10/17/2014 - 15:36 - 3 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Cut off welfare in small town Nova Scotia
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... is already so much that goes on in Community Services ESIA program that makes clients have trust issues with the system. This is all ... complete example of why the polcies and reguations of the ESIA system in Nova Scotia has to change. Their is a few things I want to ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 12/18/2015 - 17:24 - 3 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Hoping for a miracle
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... by this. 2 – I want to have meeting with the ESIA policy directors I would like this meeting to take place in a tribunal ... by this happening. 4 - Whereas the enforcement of ESIA policy section 6.3.3 had made things A-bit more difficult for me to be ...
Story - Robert DeVet - 07/11/2015 - 12:18 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups