This plain language booklet gives basic information about:
It also includes where to get help if you have a problem getting monthly welfare benefits or a supplement.
Welfare Benefits is the second booklet in the series Your Welfare Rights. The other booklets are How to Apply for Welfare and When You're on Welfare. The series replaces the booklet Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment and Assistance.
See also: Income Assistance on Reserve in British Columbia
Your Welfare Rights — September 2019 UpdateThis online fact sheet gives general information about changes to some welfare rules since the booklets in the Your Welfare Rights series were published. The fact sheet describes changes that are now in effect, and lists changes that might not be in effect until early 2020.