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Seniors Housing Rent Supplement Now Available

November 14, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Rent Supplements PEI

The PEI government recently announced that rent supplements are available for seniors. To receive the rent supplement you need to apply, get assessed, and qualify (that’s the catch).  If you qualify, your rent gets capped at 25% of your income.   Since the rent supplements are new, an online form specific to them is not […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Services, Featured Tagged With: housing, Seniors

Poverty Action Plan Needs a Reality Check

November 8, 2018 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

Guest post by Dr. Sarah Stewart-Clark Opposition Finance Critic Brad Trivers and I went through the Poverty Action Plan to fact check it for Islanders. This is what we found. Although Wade tells us that our economy is on a tear and there have never been more jobs on PEI, the numbers tell us that […]

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Grandparents and Care Providers Program

January 5, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

PLEASE CALL!  If you are a grandparent or other care giver of children and need support, please call 1-877-341-3101 to let the Department of Family & Human Services know you want to be part of their Grandparents and Care Providers Program.  Hopefully this will allow you to receive support starting April 2018. PEI seniors advocate […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Services, Featured Tagged With: children, grandparents, Seniors

Government Cannot Be Trusted With Seniors Housing

August 23, 2017 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Seniors Housing PEI

Problems with Seniors Housing Program wait lists, assessment process, and lack of a long-term plan are eroding confidence in government. “Islanders are angry, and rightly so. They want to trust that the government is working in a fair manner in their best interest. With seniors housing this is simply not the case”, says Trivers. In […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Services, Featured Tagged With: housing, Seniors

Universal Basic Income Forum

June 15, 2017 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

Brad Trivers - Sidney MacEwen - Michelle Jay - Basic Income Guarantee 1

Thanks to working group panelists Sidney MacEwen, Michelle Jay, Jane Ledwell and the other passionate and intelligent participants – great discussion on Universal Basic Income. Poverty is a complex thing, but a Basic Income Guarantee has the potential to drastically reduce it in a way that gives people a hand up – not just a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Services, Featured Tagged With: basic income guarantee, Universal Basic Income

Support for grandparents as primary caregivers recommended

June 9, 2016 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Grandparents with Grandchildren on Beach

In District 18 Rustico-Emerald and across PEI there are many grandparents that have stepped up and taken over the role as primary caregivers of their grandchildren.  Although less common, other relatives like aunts, uncles, sisters, and bothers have also volunteered to become primary caregivers of children related to them that are not their own. This […]

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Child Protection Services – Overview

March 17, 2016 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

How to Make a Child Protection Report - PEI

On March 16, 2016 the PC caucus was privileged to receive a presentation from the Child Protection Services department of PEI Family and Human Services.  It is a great overview of what the department does, where it does it, why it does it, how many children are impacted and the requirement for reporting any potential children […]

Filed Under: Blog, Family Services, Featured Tagged With: abuse, Child Protection Services, children

Problems with child care subsidy process and amounts

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Issues re administration of child care subsidy – funding approval changes when someone goes from to full-time to part-time and also during the summer months when go back to fulltime –causes hardship – one family ended up paying an additional $2000 for the summer months – almost went bankrupt. Communication done by phone only between provincial […]

Filed Under: Family Services, Government Areas Tagged With: child care

Synch MLA salary and social assistance increases

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“MLA’s are receiving a raise in 2016. If this is necessary then people on social assistance should also get an increase in their support. (What is good for the goose is good for the gander.)” The PEI Indemnities and Allowances Commission is an independent body that is responsible for an annual review of the remuneration […]

Filed Under: Family Services, Other Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, indemnities and allowances commission, MLA salaries

Counselling services needed

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Need to have counselling services available for those who are in need.

Filed Under: Family Services, Health and Wellness Tagged With: counselling, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

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