Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Government of Alberta - Ministry of Seniors, Community, and Social Services
- Description
- Provides financial and health benefits to eligible adult Albertans with a permanent disability that substantially limits their ability to earn a living.
Service provides:
- monthly core, health, and personal 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
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- residents of Alberta who are Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents and do not live in a correctional or mental health facility
- 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
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- visit website to flll out the application
- or contact 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
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Processing time for applications varies.
- Toll Free
- 1-833-382-4081 (Main)
- Telephone
- 403-529-3550 (Office)
- Toll Free
- 1-877-644-9992 (Alberta Supports Contact Centre)
- Fax
- 403-529-3662
- TTY
- 1-800-232-7215
- Web Site
- https://www.alberta.ca/aish
- scss.south-aish@gov.ab.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- April 10, 2024
- Address
- 346 3 Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 0G7
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:15 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:15 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:15 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:15 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:15 AM to 04:30 PM
Closed statutory holidays.