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Government Benefits

Posted on How to get legal help by Jessie Johnston · July 29, 2016 4:49 PM

CLAS helps people access social benefits and other basic income supports. We may be able to help you if you have experienced any of the following situations:

  • You have applied for regular or disability benefits, a supplement, or other income supports from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation and you have lost your appeal to the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal (EAAT)
  • You have applied for Canada Pension Plan-Disability (CPP-D) or Old Age Security (OAS) and have lost your appeal to the Social Security Tribunal (SST)

What to do

You can call CLAS at 604-685-3425 or toll-free at 1-888-685-6222 to find out if we can assist you. Or, if you would prefer, you can fill out our online form.

Please have the following documents ready, if applicable:

  • The decision made by the EAAT or the SST about your benefits
  • If your case was before the EAAT, the bound appeal record in your case
  • Copies of any medical documentation or other evidence you submitted in support of your appeal
  • Any other documents you have that relate to your case

Single moms launch lawsuit against B.C. government over child support clawbacks

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · October 18, 2014 4:52 PM

The Province, October 18, 2014


Single moms sue B.C. over support-payment clawbacks

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · October 16, 2014 4:35 PM

Times Colonist, October 16, 2014


Single Moms Sue BC Gov't over Child Support Clawbacks

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · October 15, 2014 5:00 PM

The Tyee, October 15, 2014


Single moms suing B.C. government over support payment clawbacks

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · October 15, 2014 12:33 PM

Vancouver Sun, October 15, 2014


Families file lawsuit challenging the claw back of child support

Posted on Press Releases by Jessie Johnston · October 15, 2014 7:28 AM

Vancouver [October 15, 2014] – On October 14, 2014, three families and the Single Mothers’ Alliance of BC filed a legal action in the BC Supreme Court to challenge the claw back of child support payments from families on income and disability assistance in BC. The case alleges that deducting child support from families on assistance violates their right to equality under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Rosemary’s story: What does disability mean to you?

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · August 11, 2014 3:20 PM

Disability means different things to different people depending on their outlook and their experiences, but in the legal system, and particularly with respect to the legal eligibility thresholds to qualify for public benefits, “disability” often has a lengthy, detailed and meticulous definition.

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Poverty lawyers consider legal challenge to child support clawbacks

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · April 24, 2014 12:00 PM

Vancouver Sun, April 24, 2014


Clawbacks fail to lift people out of poverty

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · April 22, 2014 12:00 PM

Alberni Valley Times, April 22, 2014


BC's child-support clawback violates rights, lawyers say

Posted on News and Media by Jessie Johnston · April 12, 2014 12:00 PM

Victoria Times Colonist, April 12, 2014


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