The Ontario list is generous compared to what we have in British Columbia. 

Not only are BC's welfare rates lower than Ontario's - for a single person,
it's $510 vs $535.60 -, we've never had a food supplement as high as $250. 

In BC, the maximum diet supplement that income assistance (welfare &
disability) recipients in BC may receive is $50/month. The following is an
excerpt from Schedule C of BC's Employment and Assistance Act:

(a) $10 for each calendar month for a person who requires a restricted
sodium diet;

(b) $15 for each calendar month for a person who has diabetes;

(c) $30 for each calendar month for a person who requires kidney dialysis if
the person is not eligible under the kidney dialysis service provided by the
Ministry of Health;

(d) $40 for each calendar month for a person who requires a high protein diet;

(e) $40 for each calendar month for a person who requires a gluten-free diet;

(f) $40 for each calendar month for a person who has dysphagia;

(g) $50 for each calendar month for a person who has cystic fibrosis.

(2) A diet supplement under subsection (1) (d) may only be provided if the
diet is confirmed by a medical practitioner as being necessary for one of
the following medical conditions:

(a) cancer that requires nutritional support during

(i) radiation therapy,

(ii) chemotherapy,

(iii) surgical therapy, or

(iv) ongoing medical treatment;

(b) chronic inflammatory bowel disease;

(c) Crohn's disease;

(d) ulcerative colitis;

(e) HIV positive diagnosis;

(f) AIDS;

(g) chronic bacterial infection;

(h) tuberculosis;

(i) hyperthyroidism;

(j) osteoporosis;

(k) hepatitis B;

(l) hepatitis C.

*A doctor's certificate verifying the presence of any of these conditions
won't ensure the supplement is provided. Workers make a decision on a
case-by-case basis. I know of situations in which the supplement has been
denied.

--Ocean


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