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Thursday, September 1, 2016 3:00 PM
Thousands of British Columbia parents are building a brighter future for their families, thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a unique government program that was launched one year ago.
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Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:30 AM
Larger ballots to improve the voting experience for sight-impaired voters, hearing loop technology on BC Ferries and an $800,000 Google grant for LipSync, a mouth-controlled input device for mobile phones created by the Neil Squire Society.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:45 AM
The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation is eliminating the $45 BC Bus Pass annual administration fee for people with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation.
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Sunday, April 3, 2016 10:00 AM
Government is taking action to ensure that everyone who holds a BC Bus Pass will continue to have access to public transit systems across the province now that TransLink is closing its fare gates.
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Friday, February 19, 2016 6:30 PM
Beginning Sept. 1, 2016, all Persons with Disability (PWD) clients will receive a rate increase of up to $77 a month – providing extra support to 100,000 people in B.C.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:20 PM
To create equity in the system the Province is investing $170 million over the next three years to ensure about 100,000 people on disability assistance in B.C. will receive a rate increase of up to $77 a month as of Sept. 1, 2016.
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Friday, December 18, 2015 8:30 AM
More than 1,300 single parents on income and disability assistance are participating in the provincial government’s Single Parent Employment Initiative launched on Sept. 1.
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Friday, July 24, 2015 1:30 PM
Amendments to the employment and assistance and the employment and assistance for persons with disabilities regulations pave the way for significant changes to the income and disability assistance program in British Columbia.
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Friday, June 26, 2015 1:00 PM
British Columbians throughout the province are benefiting from the actions included in the one-year progress update on Accessibility 2024.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:30 PM
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The Government of B.C. is announcing a significant change to the income and disability assistance program that will help single parents secure a meaningful job by allowing them to stay on assistance for up to 12 months while they train for their new job.
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