http://www2.povnet.org/time_limits_elp/info-about-b.c.s-welfaretime-limit http://www2.povnet.org/why-you-should-care-about-welfare-time-limits <P>On April 1, 2002 the BC Liberal Government implemented a two-year time limit policy on welfare. Time limits on welfare mean that income assistance is provided on a time limited basis only.&nbsp; People on income assistance, if they are single may now only receive welfare for two out of every five years. This means for three years singles on welfare will have no social safety net provided for them. If people are in a two-parent family and have children, families will receive a $200 reduction for the following three years off their cheques and single parents with children over the age of three will have their cheques reduced by $100 for the following three years.</P> http://www2.povnet.org/why-you-should-care-about-welfare-time-limits Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:32:21 -0600 http://www2.povnet.org/your-rights-and-the-welfare-time-limits <P>Time limits on welfare mean that income assistance is provided on a time limited basis.&nbsp; The two-year time limit means that you qualify for welfare for only two years out of five years.&nbsp; This new legislation means that, after two years of collecting welfare, you will have your income reduced or you will not qualify for income assistance for the following three years.&nbsp; Time limits only apply when you are receiving income assistance.&nbsp; Canceled or stopped cheques will not be counted towards the two-year time limit.</P> http://www2.povnet.org/your-rights-and-the-welfare-time-limits Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:32:21 -0600