Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped

Service provides:

• monthly core, health, personal, and emergency benefits to assist eligible individuals with their living needs and with living as independently as possible

Core benefits include:

• living allowance for individuals living in the community or a modified living allowance for individuals living in a facility
• child benefit to assist with costs associated with raising dependent children

Health benefits include:

• prescription drugs
• essential diabetic supplies
• optical services
• dental services
• emergency ambulance services
• waiver of the co-payment fee for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL)

Personal benefits include:

• assistance with specific 1-time or ongoing expenses over and above the monthly living allowance or modified living allowance

Emergency benefit includes:

• helping clients with costs to deal with an emergency situation beyond their control that puts them or their dependents at immediate risk
• an emergency situation is where Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) determines that the health or safety of the client or their dependent child is immediately at risk.

The emergency benefit may cover the cost of:

• accommodation
• childcare
• damage deposit
• eviction due to outstanding rental arrears
• food
• essential repairs to principal residence or to major appliances
• replacement clothing
• transportation
• utility arrears where a disconnection notice has been received
• other goods and services required in an emergency situation

• residents of Alberta who are Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents and do not live in a correctional or mental health facility
• who are 18 years and older and not eligible to receive an Old Age Security pension
• with a disability that is likely to remain permanent and substantially limits the ability to earn a living and there is no training, rehabilitation, or medical treatment that will help to allow the person to work enough to earn a living
• who meet the income and asset eligibility criteria

• visit website to apply or to find a local office

• general eligibility
• medical eligibility
• financial eligibility

• if an applicant is denied due to general eligibility, their application will not be assessed for medical or financial eligibility
• if an applicant is denied due to medical eligibility, their application will not be assessed for financial eligibility

• apply through Case Worker, or at a local office
• call the 24 Hour Income Support Contact Centre during evenings, weekends, or holidays

Processing time for applications varies.

• Financial Supports - Disability Financial Assistance
• Financial Supports - Ongoing Assistance
• Government - Provincial Government

The Income Support Contact Centre is available 24 hours.