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Social Services
Your Rights & Responsibilities
Rights
To make an application when you believe
you are in need -
to be given the information and assistance
needed to ensure that you have correctly applied for social
assistance
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to have all personal information treated
with privacy and confidentiality
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To be free of any consideration of race,
gender, color, creed and political affiliation in the
administration of this program
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To Receive prompt, courteous, efficient
and fair treatment
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To have your eligibility determined on the
basis of objective evidence as required by program policy
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To receive all assistance and / or benefits
for which you qualify and apply for
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To appeal decisions concerning an application
for or provision of a benefit
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To be informed of their responsibilities
regarding initial and continuing eligibility
Responsibilities:
To participate in employability
programs that may be available -
To use all available recourses
and income to support yourself as the preferred alternative
to social assistance
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To inform the administering
authority promptly of changes in your circumstances that
may affect eligibility
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To complete all required eligibility
forms in a correct manner
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To take maximum personal responsibility
possible for achieving increased or complete independence
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To, If Employable, seek work
at all times and to be available for all work for which
they are qualified
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