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Work and employment · NS
Annual $500 payment, issued in four quarterly instalments of $125, to individuals or couples without children who received Income Assistance throughout the previous year and whose adjusted income was below $16,000. No application is required: eligibility is determined in June.
Eligibility conditions
Reside in an eligible province (NS)
Net family income under $16,000
Receive last-resort social assistance
How to apply
File the previous year's income tax return, which is required for payment.
Have received Income Assistance from January to December of the previous year.
No form to complete: the department determines eligibility in June and the first payment arrives in July.
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