Provincial Government Assistance Help Sheets
These following help sheets, prepared and regularly updated by the Disability Alliance of BC, are guides to assist people in understanding and applying for BC government disability benefits and programs.
The following help sheets, prepared and regularly updated by the Disability Alliance of BC, are guides to assist people in understanding and applying for BC government disability benefits and programs.
Click on any of the help sheets below to see that resource:
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Help Sheets
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)
Help Sheet #2 – Application for PWD
Help Sheet #3 – Checklist for PWD Benefit
Help Sheet #12A – Income Assistance Application for PWD
Help Sheet #12B – Transition from PWD Benefits to Old Age Benefits
Programs and benefits available if you have received the PWD benefit.
Help Sheet#4 – Monthly Nutritional Supplement
Help Sheet#7 – Health Supplements for People with Disabilities
Help Sheet #9 – Employment, Education, and Training for People with Disabilities
Help Sheet#14 – Registered Disability Savings Plan and Disability Tax Credit
How to make a Request for Reconsideration if your application for the PWD benefit was denied.
Help Sheet #5A – Appeal Denial of PWD: Reconsideration
How to request for an appeal Tribunal if your Request for Reconsideration was denied.
Help Sheet #5B – Appeal Denial of PWD: The Appeal Tribunal
Request for establishing a trust so you can be able to set some money aside while still receiving PWD benefits at the same time.
Help Sheet #8 – Trusts for PWD Benefit
How to complete the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) disability designation application for the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) benefit.
Help Sheet #10 – People with Disabilities on Reserve: The PWD Designation
Assistance rate amounts for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to Employment (PPMB) benefits.
Help Sheet #13 – Rate Amounts for PWD and PPMB Benefits
How people receiving the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) or Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) benefit can prepare and submit a 2014 income tax return for free over the internet.
Help Sheet #16 – Guide to Filing Income Taxes for People Receiving PWD/PPMB
Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) Help Sheets
Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB)
Help Sheet #6 – PPMB Application
How to apply for the Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) to Employment benefit, if you have a medical condition that is severe enough to prevent you from seeking, accepting, or continuing employment now or in the future.
How to file a request for reconsideration
If you have applied for Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) to Employment benefit and have received a letter from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) denying your application.
Help Sheet #11A – Appealing Denial of PPMB: The Request for Reconsideration
How to file a request for an appeal tribunal
To support your request for reconsideration if your application for the PPMB benefit was denied.
Help Sheet #11B-Appealing Denial of PPMB: The Appeal Tribunal
Assistance rate amounts
For Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to Employment (PPMB) benefits.
Help Sheet #13 – Rate Amounts for PWD and PPMB Benefits
Submitting Income Taxes for People Receiving PWD/PPMB
How people receiving the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) or Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) benefit can prepare and submit a 2015 income tax return for free over the internet.
Help Sheet #16 – Guide to Filing Income Taxes for People Receiving PWD/PPMB