Social Assistance Resources: New Brunswick

To see if you are eligible, all of the income is added up from all sources of all people who live in your household. If the total household income is less than the rate for your family type, the household is likely eligible to receive financial help. The amount received depends on the total household income.

Eligibility for this special benefit is determined by NB Case and is available to families with at least one dependent aged less than 19 years:
- who pay more than 30 per cent of their basic unit rate toward rent costs OR
- whose board costs total more than 30 per cent of their basic unit rate after 30 per cent of the board costs is deducted to consider food costs.
This benefit is not available to clients:
- who are in subsidized rental units.
- who are homeowners (with or without mortgages).
- with monthly rent costs less than 30 per cent of their Basic Unit Rate.
- who are in receipt of Income assistance with Rental Costs (ARC) benefits. Clients have the option to cancel their ARC benefits in order to receive the Income Supplement if it is more beneficial.
- who are in receipt of the Fuel Supplement.

Eligibility:
- The maximum payable days for subsidy are 23 days per month per child.
- Seeking Employment - Parents must be in receipt of social assistance, have completed an EA, have an active case plan approved by their Social Development case manager and be in Work Services seeking employment program
- Once the parent becomes employed, their income will be used to determine their ongoing eligibility within the Day Care Assistance Program.
- The client must submit a detailed list (every one to two weeks) of their job search activities including the employers contacted, when, how and any documentation from the prospective employer to support the search activities.

The supplement will be issued to individuals:
- who are residents of New Brunswick on July 1, 2021;
- who have filed a 2020 income tax and benefit return (if married or living common law, both spouses/partners must file a 2020 return);
- who receive a New Brunswick child tax benefit (NBCTB) payment for July 2021 for a child that is at least 4 years 7 months of age and no older than 17 years 6 months old on July 1 of the benefit, inclusive; and
- whose adjusted family net income for 2020 is $20,000 or less.

You may qualify for this program if:
- You are a resident of New Brunswick
- You are 19 to 64 years of age
- You have a long term disability (this does not include a medical condition that does not result in long term disability or services required to address drug, alcohol, nicotine or gambling addictions).
- You require disability related supports in order to address unmet needs and to establish or maintain your living arrangement in the community, to assist or enhance the capacity of your natural support networks to provide support in the community, or to help you participate in the community, thereby helping to avoid long-term inactivity and stress on yourself or your caregivers.
- You require disability related supports in order to address unmet needs and to assist or enhance the capacity of your natural support networks to help you personally or to help you participate in the community.

Eligibility for the program looks beyond the child’s disability to examine all relevant factors that affect the child’s ability to participate in society.
In order to be eligible for the program, a family must have identified unmet needs as a result of raising a child with a disability. The child with a disability must:
- have a severe disability that is life long and significantly limits a child’s ability to function in normal daily living. This includes children with medically complex conditions, physical disabilities, and/or intellectual impairment who may or may not have behavioural and/or emotional difficulties.
- have a letter of support from a professional that is a member of a licensing body that speaks to the child’s limited ability to function in normal daily living. (For the purpose of this program, examples of professional who may verify a child’s limited ability to function in normal daily living include: physician/surgeon/nurse practitioner, optometrist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, school psychologist, and/or speech language pathologist and social worker.)
- be a resident of New Brunswick for the past three months.
- have a valid New Brunswick Medicare card
- be under 19 years of age.

A parent/guardian must:
- be a resident of New Brunswick for the past three months with valid Medicare cards.
- participate in an assessment of strengths and unmet needs to determine case plan including providing the documentation and additional family information and sign all related forms required.
- financially participate in the case plan based on the Family Financial Contribution toward Services Scale, when applicable.

Eligibility:
To be eligible for the benefit, a person must have been a resident of New Brunswick by the end of the previous year, and have received one of the following federal benefits under the Old Age Security Act:
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (65 years or older)
- Allowance for Survivor Program (between 60 and 64 years old)
- Allowance Program (between 60 and 64 years old)\
- Where both spouses receive the GIS and reside in the same household, only one $400.00 benefit will be granted. However, where spouses live separately (for example, one residing in a nursing home), both will be eligible for the benefit.

• Subsidized rental accommodations are provided to low income rental households whose income is below the established "income ceilings" which vary by household size and by areas within the province. Tenants are chosen on demonstrated need.

To be eligible for assistance a household must first be in at least one of the following situations:
- They occupy a crowded or inadequate dwelling and they currently pay less than 30% of their income for shelter, but basic shelter costs for an adequate and suitable dwelling available in their market would consume 30% or more of their income.
- They pay 30% or more of their income for shelter and an adequate and suitable dwelling available in their market area would consume 30% or more of their income.
- They have a need for special purpose accommodation.
In addition, where the household does not have a special purpose housing need, the total household income must be at or below the Housing Income Limit which vary by household size and area of the province.

Subsidized rental accommodations are provided to low income rental households whose income is below the established "income ceilings" which vary by household size and by areas within the province.

Any individual who is restricted or lacks the ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal may be eligible.

Other Conditions:
- Modifications to existing dwellings must be housing related and/or provide access to permanently install, basic facilities within the dwelling.
- All work shall conform to the requirements of the most current National Building Code.

Eligible Properties:
- Any residential property where: work will be undertaken to improve accessibility for a disabled occupant/tenant.
- Secondary/garden suites can only be created on existing family housing residential properties. The applicant must be able to demonstrate that the property can feasibly be converted to include a secondary or garden suite which will meet this department's requirements. Units created shall be modest in size and amenities.
- Additions to existing dwellings may also be eligible as long as they meet this department's requirements.
- Only properties that meet acceptable standards of health and safety are eligible

This program is available to:
- clients of Social Development and their dependants
- individuals who have special health needs and who qualify for assisted health car under Section 4/4 of the Family Income Security Act and Regulations.

This program is available to:
- Clients of this department and their dependants 19 years of age and older
- Individuals who have special health needs and who qualify for assisted health care under Section 4.4 of the Family Income Security Act and Regulations.

This program is available to:
- Clients of this department and their dependants
- Individuals who have special health needs and who qualify for assisted health care under Section 4.4 of the Family Income Security Act and Regulations

This program is available to:
- Clients of this department and their dependants
- Individuals who have special health needs and who qualify for assisted health care under Section 4.4 of the Family Income Security Act and Regulations

This program is available to:
- Clients of this department and their dependants 19 years of age and older
- Individuals who have special health needs and who qualify for assisted health care under Section 4.4 of the Family Income Security Act and Regulations

In order to be considered eligible for the Prenatal Benefit the expectant mother must:
- Be a resident of New Brunswick,
- Provide proof of pregnancy from a doctor
Individuals living on a Federal Reserve are not eligible.
Students from outside the Province are eligible for the period of time they are residing in New Brunswick.
Students from New Brunswick are eligible when studying outside of the Province if they maintain ties to a New Brunswick residence.
Expectant mothers younger than 16 years of age must apply with parents.