The Government of Canada does not provide social assistance benefits directly to individuals.

The services were offered at a reduced price for the general population and free of charge for parents receiving social assistance benefits.

The average social assistance benefit went from 593 in 2000 to 667 in 2004.

Social assistance

The Government of Canada had undertaken to reimburse the Band for any payments for basic social assistance made to non Indians, such as the complainants, who were living on reserve.

In its turn, the development of the social assistance policy and its implementation became the basic task of the Social Assistance Department at the MW in the course of the reform.

Social assistance services have three main directions financial assistance, social rehabilitation, and social care.

Kinoniki Arogi Ellados (Social Assistance of Greece)

Social assistance services for children Basic tasks of social assistance services intended for children are to provide conditions that would be, as far as possible, equal to home conditions, a family environment.

A three percent increase to social assistance benefits provided through the Ontario Works and ODSP payments was implemented in early 2005.

The Law On Social Assistance structures the social assistance system, making it purposeful and in line with the needs of the community and its notions about social assistance.

Financial assistance Financial assistance includes the state social benefit system and municipal social assistance benefits.

The task of the social assistance benefits is to provide short term support and the benefit is only one form of social assistance.

However, the social assistance benefits constitute the largest share of the local budget expenditures for social assistance activities (see the table).

He was charged with fraud and convicted and banned from assistance for life and the Court imposed restitution to be deducted from the remaining social assistance his family received (his wife applied for benefits for her and their three children).

Survivors' benefits

Spouse benefits

Survivors' benefits

Maternity benefit.

Staff entitlements

To further improve the system of social protection for families with children, a draft law on State benefits to families with children has been prepared.

More than 3 billion was spent on financial assistance measures in 2003 2004, including the Programme d'assistance emploi, the Fonds d'aide à l'action communautaire and the Fonds québécois d'initiatives sociales.

Family related benefits

Employment insurance benefits

Worker's compensation

Maternity Leave Entitlements

Social Security Benefits

Old Age and Survivors' Benefits

D. Expatriate entitlements

Provident Fund benefits

Differences between men and women are apparent in the standardisation of benefits for single parents, the reintegration into employment of single parents on social assistance benefit, and the separate facilities provided to support women within the overall social support system.

Work incentives to encourage recipients of social assistance to find employment included not counting a certain portion of their earnings when calculating social assistance.

Thus in 1996 the Social Assistance Fund was established, providing the administrative and financial management of social assistance providers, as well as summarizing information about services provided.

In order to improve the administration of public functions in the area of social assistance, emphasizing the focus on the recipient of the service, a public agency the Social Assistance Fund has been established, which organizes annual public procurement tenders for the provision of social assistance services among legal persons.

First, high levels of debt will limit both welfare benefits and future governments ability to swap favors for votes.

(ii) All leave entitlements

2. Pension benefits

B. Pension benefits

However, the year 1996 should be considered to be the beginning of the reform in the social assistance system.

Targeted social assistance is governed by the law passed in 2001 on State targeted social assistance.

Since 2001 2002, the total social assistance caseload has levelled off.

Today, the country has four female ministers, with the replacement of the Minister of Social Assistance.

Respective amendments to the Law On Social Assistance have been drafted and submitted for review to the Saeima.

The commenced changes included the change of institutions operating in the social assistance system.

Currently amendments to the Law On Social Assistance are reviewed by the Saeima.