Assignment 7- Poverty
A group that lives under the poverty line is people who have been injured to the point of not being able to work. They have a lack of money due to unemployment, medical bills, and bills. Many times people can barely move since they were badly hurt at work. Extra material items such as a car, entertainment (tv, computer etc), and other new items are not thought of since their bills add up. If a family is involved it can be even harder since there are more mouths to feed and more bodies to buy clothes for. Any race, age, or gender can be in this group since no age is invincible from being hurt. Their poverty is caused by small disability checks that barely cover the basics. A way to overcome their poverty would to budget properly until they can return to work and try to stay as careful as possible until fully healed.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is available to people who have made enough
contributions to the CPP, and whose disability prevents them from working at any job on a regular basis. The disability must be long lasting or likely to result in death. People who qualify for disability benefits from other programs may not qualify for the CPP disability benefit.
You must apply for a disability benefit in writing. There are also benefits available to the children of a person who receives a CPP disability benefit. Please contact us for these applications.
The CPP disability benefit is administered by Service Canada on behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).
It may take as long as three months for you to find out if your application for a disability benefit has been accepted. This time frame is much shorter for terminally ill applicants.
If your application for a CPP disability benefit is not granted, there are three opportunities for you to have your application reviewed or reconsidered.
Once you qualify for and begin receiving a CPP disability benefit, you must contact Service Canada to keep us informed of certain specific events in your life. Some examples include: if you change your name or your address, or if you earn over $4,600 in 2009.
Service Canada will occasionally review the health and work status of people receiving a CPP disability benefit, to ensure that they continue to be eligible.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/isp/cpp/summary.shtml
mandarawr replied:
Dahn, i absolutly love your veiws on who is in proverty,
a few people in my family have had some medical issuses and have left them in provrty so i think you are so right, and very well written
April 16, 2009 at 5:02 pm. Permalink.
jneighbors replied:
I agree with your views about this kind of poverty. Not only would it be hard money wise, but could you imagine the emotional effects on a person who could not support their family becasue they got hurt. Your topic was well writen about. Keep up the great work
April 18, 2009 at 11:52 pm. Permalink.