The West Central Women’s Resource Centre H.O.M.E.S Program

PresentsRewarding Work

100 100

200 200

400 400

300

400

Income Support +

WagesFrom Welfare

to WorkDisability Childcare +

Housing

300 300 300

200

400

200

100

500 500 500 500

100

Row 1, Col 1

Non-Profit employers can receive 100% and other employers can receive

50% of this for on-the-jobtraining

What are wage subsidies up to $8.75/hr through Employment Manitoba?

1,2

This is the Rewarding Work Allowance you can

receive per month for work-related costs such asclothing and transportation

What is up $100 per month?

1,3

People with disabilities can have this much money

put aside as a liquid asset.

What is $4000 plus $1000 for every dependent, to a household maximum of $8000?

1,4

This $35 per month benefitreplaces the C.R.I.S.P

program, for those with an annual income of less

than $20,000

What is the Manitoba Child Benefit?

2,1

What is the number of job applicationsthat must be made per week while onGeneral Assistance and how many bustickets are provided?

What are 20 job applications and 0 bus tickets?

2,2

Job seekers without children can receive this amount of money per year for general

assistance when they complete a personal

job plan

What is $300?

2,3

P.A.C.E. stands for this

What is Personal Attendant Community Education? (through the Independent Living

Resource Centre)

2,4

This is how much EIA pays per child for subsidized

child care

What is $1 of the $2 fee per child per day?

3,1

This is the amount single adults & couples without children may receive as a job seekers allowance.

What is $25/ month?

3,2

This is a one time payment for those leaving EIA

for paid work

What is the Get Started Allowance?

3,3

EIA can referpeople with mental illness

experiencing homelessness

to a program that will provide them with this

Up to $200/ month for rent?

3,4

When you leave EIA for work you have 45 days to apply for these benefits

What are Rewarding Work Rent Allowance and Health Benefits?

4,1

This is the minimum wage

What is $8.75 per hour? (as of April 2009)

4,2

This EIA Rewarding Work programextends coverage for

recipients leaving assistance for paid work for up to 2 years

What are drug, dental and optical services?

4,3

This is the rent allowancefor non disabled adults

and couples without childrenwhen leaving EIA for

employment

What is $50/month?

4,4

This $35 rent supplement is for persons with

disabilities, single parents and couples without children in private

rental accommodations

What is the Manitoba Shelter Benefit?

5,1

You can earn this amount of income each

month and remain on assistance

What is $200 plus 30% of every other dollar?

5,3

Those on disability can receive this much when

they volunteer at a community organization

What is $50 - $100/ month?

5,2

Workers can refer single parents and adults with significant

identified barriers to employment (who do not receive EIA Disability) to this to worktowards securing a job.

What is ‘Job Connections’?

5,4

What percentage of householdson EIA use their food money

for their rent?

What is 77%?