Employment and Income Assistance Facts

Changes in Circumstances

If you are applying to or are already receiving Employment and Income Assistance (EIA), tell your worker right away about any changes in circumstances. A change in circumstance is anything in your situation that has changed that could affect how much assistance you may receive from EIA.

Changes in circumstances include:

• a change of address;
• a change in housing costs;
• a change in marital status;
• a change in family size;
• when you find a new job or are recalled to your old job;
• when you receive money from any source;
• change in your assets (such as an inheritance).

If you have any questions or concerns about changes in your circumstances, please contact your worker for more information.

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