INCREASE OUR AISH

I have been on A.I.S.H. for well over a decade, possibly 2, and recieved Gov't payments related to disability for year prior to that. What we are expected to live on is virtually a crime, particularly when you consider the consistant rise to the Cost of Living and frequent food upages. I will gladly sign the petition for changes. Thank you.

Im a single mother of 3 small children 100 a child i BS my rent 1300 yes i get child tax but come on food alone is a month for a family of 4 bills car in gas rent was not my choice to have MS the pain i have 24/7

It would be nice to be able to put a few dollars a month into a 'Rainy Day account. After rent, cable, phone bill, groceries and medication not covered by the government there's nothing left. PS. I am suffering from NTM. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria lung disease, my lungs bleed as seen when I cough up the sputum 24 hours a day

Its time for the government to wake up and help us

Raise!!!!

The minimum wage in Alberta is going up to $15 in October of 2018. The basic income amount for aish recipients is equivalent to $9.22/hr based on a 40 hour work week. Albertans are being offered a better and more liveable income level that reflects the current cost of living. Meanwhile AISH income is equivalent to the cost of living in 1997. It is discrimination and prejudice for the government of Alberta to expect people who are unable to support themselves and who have met the criteria for the aish program having proven a severe handicap to struggle financially while working albertans are offered a better minimum wage. The basic amount barely covers groceries and rent for any single person when the cost of rent for a single Albertan is averaging $900/month. Such small income leaves little room for any other expenses including transportation, groceries, and other amenities. What we are seeing is wage discrimination and it is time for Alberta to treat disabled albertans as equal members of society. We are not worthless and our income should reflect the cost of living.

We need a raise please let us live like other ppl why are we different a 1000$ aleast

Help please!

I'm not on AISH but one of my best friends is. He's now in his 40s and lives with his parents instead of on his own.

AISH went up from the $1088 to the $1588, after a few years of me being on it. Unfortunately, so did rents, prices for food, necessities, etc, People may say we shouldn't need money because we don't do anything, or may do less. Believe me, this is not by choice. I'm sure all of us would trade whatever it is that disables us for lives with less limitations, be they physical, mental or both. I was once told I was "lucky," to receive AISH for my chronic pain/mental issues because I "don't have to work,"...I was shocked and offended. I would give up "all this," (my AISH income/no work) to have even just a few less obstructions. We are already limited physically and/or mentally and on top of that, severely limited in funds, which, speaking for myself, makes my life that much sadder. But this is not a pity-party. We merely want to be able to live a decent quality of life

Aish cheques certainly need to go up as the cost of living increases.

Find it hard to get into a decent place to live at the present income. By the way it's so hard to get in touch with my worker. I just started receiving benefits. Grateful for that. Does direct deposits go in at midnight tonight. Or after midnight tonight. Have a nice day

Me and my lady are trying to live off of $15,588 per month,Rent about $1000 for most bills leaves us diabetics with about 400 for food and everything else

Would help out alot

I think aish should go up because it is hard for us to pay our bills and and rent

Im a single mother and stuggle way to much to make it my children are going with out and it makes me more and more depressed and harder to see any light that it might get better

I completely agree we need an Increse it is frustrating when my wife makes just over 2,000 every month and my aish is bumped down our current rent is 1000 for a one bedroom apartment in a run down neighborhood and area bed bug scares at least once a month we have to have house insurance on top of our other bills are easy 1000 a month just for our bills such as rent insurance power not mentioning food or gas or transportation because "we make to much to get a bus pass or the gym pass"

Sick of my children living in poverty because I am disabled

I hope this is still an ongoing petition. Thank you.

This is unacceptable Irfan Sabir needs to be removed from office