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Elizabeth's story

... Valley West, Poverty, department of community services, ESIA, poverty, rural Nova Scotia) ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 06/14/2015 - 11:45 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Cuts impact community groups' ability to operate

... by our caseworkworkers thanks to the way section 6.3.3 of ESIA policy is worded. I know in my personial case, I have to depend on Feed ... Carolie/High Protien products because section 6.3.3 of ESIA Policy does not allow my caseworekr to approve this diet funding based on ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 09/14/2015 - 16:25 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups

"We don't need this old-school type of poor bashing"

... and they were not aimed in any way at clients receiving ESIA supports.” None of this puts Traynor's concerns to rest. ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 05/07/2015 - 15:53 - 3 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

The potboiler discussion - Social Assistance in Nova Scotia

... Annapolis Valley, department of community services, ESIA, Nova Scottia, poverty, social assistance) ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 01/18/2015 - 14:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Accessing Metro Transit on a lower income

... said the “Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) program provides funding for a bus pass to eligible recipients in ... explains, getting a bus pass is not that easy. “(ESIA) doesn’t cover it for everyone on assistance ... I know another guy ...

Story - Rana Encol - 01/16/2014 - 09:23 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

It is very dangerous to bring your own agenda

... (Robert Devet, Poverty, department of community services, ESIA) ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 12/29/2015 - 21:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Elections offer little hope for people on Income Assistance

... "I don't think that people who are not on ESIA [employment support and income assistance] even recognize or know how ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 10/02/2013 - 17:11 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Stop the Special Needs Cutback: Call and Write the Premier and Your MLA

... Now, if required items or services are not found in the ESIA Special Needs Policy Manual , they can't and won't be provided. ...

News Release - cole - 08/20/2011 - 16:49 - 1 comment - 1 attachment - 0 groups

Little regard for the poorest of the poor in the 2015/16 Nova Scotia Budget

... are currently poorly housed and forced to live on meagre ESIA shelter allowances that have not increased in years. The budget for ...

News Release - Robert DeVet - 04/11/2015 - 20:13 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Poverty activists troubled by Minister's response to CCPA report

... amending the Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) regulations to allow essential medical treatments to be funded as special ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 07/24/2013 - 20:19 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups

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