The Department of Family Services is pleased to announce improvements to the Income Assistance Program. The first phase of reforms to the Income Assistance Program will come into effect on July 1, 2017.
To help Nunavummiut on Income Assistance keep up with the increasing cost of food, the Department of Family Services has increased the Income Assistance Program’s Basic Allowance, as of April 1, 2023.
If you are receiving Income Assistance, you must file your income tax return to ensure you receive benefits you might be entitled to, like the Canada Child Benefit, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Senior Citizens Supplementary Benefit, and the Goods and Serv
The Department of Family Services is accepting applications for the Income Assistance Appeal Board. This is a two-year term beginning October 17, 2020 to October 16, 2022.
The Department of Family Services would like to advise residents of Clyde River that the Income Assistance Office in the community is closed due to the building’s closure.
All income assistance clients can continue to go to the income assistance office, which is still located on the first floor of the Brown Building in Iqaluit.
The Department of Family Services is accepting applications for the Income Assistance Appeal Board. This is a two-year term beginning October 17, 2020 to October 16, 2022.