Description Benefits under the Transitional Assistance Program are designed for people who are considered to have some training and employment potential, but also people with long-term health needs who are not eligible for the Extended Benefits Program. Benefit Amount Amount may vary. In addition to Income Assistance, the Department of Social Development offers a number … Read more
Description This service option is available to individuals who are approved for support from the Disability Support Program and who can be supported through one of the 38 non-profit agencies that are contracted to deliver the program. The agencies can help clients: Eligibility Criteria On Disability Support Program. Application Process To participate in the Employment … Read more
Description This service option gives individuals in the Disability Support Program or the Long-Term Care Program flexibility and greater independence by allowing them to manage their own services. Benefit Amount You may hire support services through a private arrangement. You are responsible for: arranging appropriate services as identified in your support plan hiring and training … Read more
Description The Training and Employment Support Services (TESS) component of the Employment Services Program helps New Brunswickers who have a permanent physical, intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, or sensory disability. The objective is to reduce or remove the impact of a person’s disability to help them participate in training or to resume and maintain employment. Any individual … Read more
Description Disability-related services for adults (people aged 19 and over) are provided mainly by the New Brunswick Department of Social Development under the authority of the Family Services Act and through the Disability Support Program (for people ages 19 to 64) and the Long-Term Care Program (for people 65 and over). Under these government programs, … Read more
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