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AISH ReviewAISH clients to access more benefits Clients of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program can now apply for extra benefits, increase their earning power and better understand how extra income affects their living allowance. Personal Income Support Benefits Personal income support benefits will help AISH clients meet extra needs like caring for a service animal, special diets or emergency travel. These benefits will help cover both monthly and one-time expenses. To apply for these benefits, contact your AISH worker. Increased Earnings Exemptions The increased earnings exemptions will allow AISH clients to keep more of the money they earn through working. Changes to the Treatment of Income Clearer rules for the management of income will help AISH clients predict how income they receive will affect their living allowance. Changes to treatment of income from cash gifts, inheritances, honoraria, life insurance and other sources will reduce the effect these sources of income have on the monthly living allowance. Other Recommendations The AISH program continues to work on the remaining recommendations of the review committee by consulting with experts about complex cases, cooperating with other ministries and community organizations to improve program coordination and improving client service delivery. Monthly Living Allowance The monthly living allowance will increase to a maximum of $1,000 on April 1, 2006. Alberta Seniors and Community Supports is continuing its ongoing work to implement the remaining recommendations of the MLA AISH Review Committee. For more information, please see the More details about the changes are available in the Maximum Living Allowance for AISH Clients to Increase to $1,000 by April 2006 Albertans receiving Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) will get up to $100 more each month starting April 1, 2005, and an additional $50 per month starting next year to bring their monthly living allowance to a maximum of $1,000. This is one of 11 recommendations of the MLA AISH Review Committee, whose report and recommendations were released April 15, 2005 by the Honourable Yvonne Fritz, Minister of Alberta Seniors and Community Supports. One the committee's key recommendations focused on AISH clients' ability to meet both their basic and special needs. Supplementary benefits, not previously available to AISH clients, include assistance with a variety of costs such as children's school supplies, transportation, guide animal allowance and special diets. The supplementary benefits will help AISH clients to meet their special needs while still making ends meet. The committee also recommended renewing the AISH program by increasing clients' earning power. An increase in the employment earnings exemption allows AISH clients who are able to work, to earn more without reducing their monthly benefit. Many AISH clients want to work, and the new exemption limits will help them keep more of the money they earn before it affects their AISH benefits. Government also accepted recommendations to improve client service, better coordinate supports for persons with disabilities, clarify income exemptions and provide ongoing training for people who work with clients. All of these recommendations will enable the AISH program to better serve those who need it. For the complete MLA AISH Review Committee Report and Recommendations, please choose one of the following formats:
For more information on the release of the MLA AISH Review Committee Report
and Recommendations, please see the For more information on the changes made to the AISH program, please click on
AISH Review Update - February 3, 2005 Update on the MLA review of the AISH program The MLA Committee reviewing the AISH program is currently preparing its final report and recommendations. Following the fall 2004 election, responsibility for AISH was transferred to
the department of Alberta Seniors and Community Supports. In January 2005, the
Honourable Yvonne Fritz appointed Rob Lougheed, MLA for Strathcona, as chair of
the MLA AISH Review Committee. Alana DeLong, MLA for Calgary-Bow, was
re-appointed to the committee and Dr. Neil Brown, MLA for Calgary-Nose Hill, was
appointed as a committee member. To view the press release announcing the
establishment of the committee please go to the following address: The MLA Committee is continuing the work that began in fall 2003 by reviewing the input from the more than 18,000 Albertans who shared their views during the consultation. The committee will use this input in developing its final report and recommendations. The report will be submitted to Minister Fritz in February 2005, and government will review and respond to the recommendations this spring. The MLA Committee thanks the thousands of Albertans for their suggestions on how to ensure the program meets the needs of AISH clients. AISH Review Announcement - September 28, 2004
Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas on how to renew AISH.
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