Description

The Social Solidarity Program is intended for a single adult or for families in which one or more adults have severely limited capacity for employment. This program provides financial assistance and promotes integration and social participation.

Benefit Amount

The amount allocated varies according to the composition of the family and other criteria, such as type of accommodation, income or assets.

Eligibility Criteria

Before you apply for the Social Solidarity program, you may want to use the SimulAide tool provided by Emploi Quebec to assess whether you might be eligible for this program.

To get this benefit, you must be an individual or family with a person living with a long-term disability that severely limits your capacity for employment.

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.
• You live in Quebec.

Conditions to be met if you are 18 years old or younger:

• You can show that your resources (money, property, earnings, benefits and income) are equal to or less than the scales set by regulation.
• 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 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.