Literally THREE DAYS before CHRISTMAS and I still have NOT gotten my #deposit.
Blog post by Zachary Weeks, explaining the full, negative impacts of Bill 12 on disabled Albertans, in plain, understandable text. Includes some action items at the end.
https://www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12-aish-to-adap
#Alberta #Canada #ABpol #CanPol #disabled #disability #AISH #ADAP #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityJusticeNow
Bill 12 introduces major changes to AISH and creates the new ADAP program. This plain-language breakdown explains how Bill 12 affects disability benefits, appeal rights, and the everyday lives of disabled Albertans — and what these changes mean going forward.
https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1oiw70y/disabled_albertans_rally_for_their_lives_thursday/
Demonstration/rally at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton TOMORROW in protest of ADAP & proposed AISH changes.
October 30th, 12-2PM, Alberta Legislature.
#ADAPRally #AlbertaPolitics #Alberta #AISH #Disability #ADAP
[See upthread for more information+context]
If you are receiving AISH in Alberta, you must apply for the Canada Disability Benefit and Disability Tax Credit (both are out-of-pocket expenditures for the applications). Whether you are accepted or rejected: you must apply for BOTH programs, and report the status of such with AISH.
Failing to do so will result in a $200 deduction from your benefits, starting this month.
The link to report your application status is included below. I've also included a poster you can share, to ensure that people in your community have this information - as it seems not to have been announced very clearly (gee, I wonder why...)
www.alberta.ca/aish-apply-for-federal-disability-supports#edb-application-status
#Alberta #YEG #Edmonton #YYC #Calgary #RedDeer #Canada #disabled #disability #AISH
Speaking of stupid crap #ABgov is pulling: By now many if you know that #AISH recipients were all forced to apply for the Federal Canada Disability Benefit which would provide up to $200/mo to qualifying #DisabledCanadians and which #Alberta is clawing back, dollar for dollar.
What I didn't realise is that this is being managed federally similar to a tax credit, so pays from July 2025 through June 2026 inclusive.
Which also means recipients get a lump sum payment for prior months to whenever they were accepted.
Sometime after you provide AISH with proof of your #CDB, they will then have the collections dept contact you to "recover" this overpayment from the prior months' "overpayment."
So for goodness sake, set that lump sum aside and don't touch it until uou can just send it to them, or they will be deducting significantly MORE per month than JUST the regular monthly Federal benefit.