Description

Last Line of Defense. The Social Assistance Program is intended for a single adult or for families without severely limited capacity for employment. This program provides financial assistance. It encourages people to engage in activities that promote their employment integration or social participation.

Benefit Amount

The amount allocated varies according to the composition of the family and other criteria, such as the presence or absence of temporarily limited capacity, type of accommodation, income, etc. The amount of financial assistance varies depending on the family’s composition and other criteria.

Eligibility Criteria

Before you start, you may want to use the SimulAide tool provided by Emploi Quebec to assess whether you might be eligible for social assistance.

• Conditions to be met if you are 18 years of age or older:
  • You can show that your resources (money, property, earnings, benefits and income) are equal to or less than the scales set by regulation (How the benefit is calculated).
  • You live in Quebec.
• Conditions to be met if you are 18 years old or younger:
  • You can demonstrate that your resources (money, property, earnings, benefits and income) are equal to or less than the scales set by regulation (How the benefit is calculated)
  • You live in Quebec
  • You are married or have already been married or are the parent of a dependent child.

Application Process

Once you have confirmed that you may be eligible for the Social Assistance program, you will need to fill out some Financial Assistance application forms.

You can complete the forms online: Apply for Social Assistance Online.

You can also submit your application by filling in forms which you can download from Financial Assistance Application Forms.

When submitting your application, you can choose to submit your forms online, by mail or in-person.

Once your application has been accepted, you will receive notice of the decision by mail within 5 business days.