Section 18 - Basic Assistance Rates and Specific Item Guidelines

18.1.1 BASIC ASSISTANCE RATES AND SPECIFIC ITEM GUIDELINES

Basic assistance rate tables are contained in Schedule A of the EIA Regulation, section 1(1), along with additional basic amounts applicable to participants in specific situations.

The following rates are payable subject to clauses 1(d) to (k) of the Regulation. The following policies apply:

• 1(e) Work clothing - see sections:
  • 18.4.3 Work Clothing Rates
  • 21.2.1 Work Expenses - Work Clothing
• 1(f) Participants residing in hospitals or institutions - see section:
  • 18.3.1 Hospitals and Institutions
• 1(g) Apportioned assistance - see sections:
  • 18.3.2 Board and Room
  • 18.3.3 Residential Care Facilities, Community Residences and Personal Care Homes
  • 18.3.4 Pre-Added Aged Participants
  • 18.3.5 Personal Amount for Persons 16 - 18 Years of Age
  • 18.3.6 Partial Assistance
  • 18.3.7 Prescription Food Supplements
  • 18.3.8 Subsidized Meals
• 1(h) Additional amounts - see section:
  • 18.1.3 Additional Amounts
• 1(i) Additional amount for general assistance participants (grandparent clause) - see section:
  • 18.1.3 Additional Amounts
• 1(j) Additional amount for single parent families with young children - see section:
  • 18.1.3 Additional Amounts
• 1(k) Additional amount for general assistance families with children (grandparent clause) - see section:
  • 18.1.3 Additional Amounts

18.1.2 (deleted)

18.1.3 ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS

In accordance with Schedule A, clauses 1(h) to (k) of the Regulation, additional amounts of assistance are payable as follows:

1. Participants with disabilities, aged and single parent participants are eligible for an additional amount calculated as follows:
   1. Basic amount (per household):
      
      

      No assistance provided for shelter	$13.30
      Board and room (general)	$38.80
      All other shelter situations:   All persons under 65 years $48.80   At least one person 65+ years $57.10
   2. Additional amounts (per person):
      
      

      Spouse	$10.80
      Spouse equivalent	$10.80
      Adult with a disability	$7.80
      Senior citizen	$9.20
2. Single parent participants with at least one child six years of age or younger are also eligible for an additional amount of $12.00 per month. However, those with apportioned assistance, such as participants in board and room (see section 18.3.2 on Board and Room), are eligible for an additional amount of $3.80.
3. General assistance participants who were receiving the Supplementary Benefit in April 1996 are eligible to receive the additional amount outlined for participants with disabilities, aged and single parent participants in point 1 for the duration of their current enrolment. New and re-enrolling general assistance participants are not eligible to receive this additional amount.
4. General assistance families with children who were receiving an additional $60 per month in April 1996 are eligible to continue receiving this additional amount for the duration of their current enrolment.

18.2.1 INCOME ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Section 5(c) of Schedule A of the Regulation provides adult participants with disabilities with an additional monthly amount, referred to as the Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities or IAPD.

To be eligible for this additional assistance, participants must:

• meet the criteria for enrolment as a person with disabilities,
• be enrolled under the persons with disabilities category, and
• be living in the community, i.e., not residing in a hospital or one of the institutions listed in Schedule A, section 5(c) of the Regulation.

The IAPD monthly amount is $105.00 per adult with disabilities.

See also section 21.4.1 entitled "Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities".

18.3.1 HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS

When participants are residing in a hospital or one of the institutions prescribed in Schedule A, section 5(c) of the Regulation they are eligible for the following basic assistance:

Participants with disabilities, aged, crisis facility or special dependant care participants	$81.90
Single parent, special category participants	$58.80
General assistance participants	$44.60

Participants in a hospital "awaiting placement" in a personal care home or designated as chronic care are eligible for the basic assistance outlined for participants in board and room.

See also section 18.3.2 for more information on board and room assistance.

In family units where one or more members are living in the community, the apportioning of the basic assistance should be discussed with the Program and System Specialist since these files are rare and complex to apportion.

The following guidelines are provided for issuing assistance to participants in a hospital or institution:

1. Where the participant's basic assistance is directed to a hospital or institution account, the Hospital Administrator may slightly overdraw this account in anticipation of regular monthly amounts, when the total funds required to meet current and essential needs are not available in the participant's account.
2. No additional assistance is to be issued to participants who are especially hard on clothing. Such exceptional needs are to be met by the hospital or institution.
3. To permit depletion of inventories, hospitals or institutions may issue clothes from their existing stores supplies, recovering costs from the participant's basic assistance.
4. If the hospital or institution expends money from its own budget on clothing for a participant, it must be able to furnish satisfactory evidence, if required, that the participant's basic assistance has been used exclusively for these purchases.

18.3.2 BOARD AND ROOM

Participants residing in a board and room situation are eligible for the following basic assistance:

Children

0-6 years	All households	$28.60
7-11 years	Table 1 and 3 household	$28.60
	Table 2 households	$27.20
12-17 years	Tables 1 and 3 households	$43.00
	Table 2 households	$40.90

Adults

Participants with disabilities, elderly, crisis facility, special dependant care participants	Single adult	$109.90
	Each adult in a family	$95.30
Single parents, special category participants	Single adult	$85.40
	Each adult with a child or children	$71.70
General assistance participants	Single adult	$66.40
	Each adult in a childless couple	$55.70
	Each adult in a family with children	$45.30

These participants may also be eligible for an additional amount.

See also section 18.1.3 for additional amounts for basic assistance rates.

18.3.3 RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES, CHRONIC CARE FACILITIES, COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES

Participants residing in a residential care facility, chronic care facility, community residence or personal care home, or in a hospital "awaiting placement" in a personal care home or designated as chronic care, are eligible for the basic assistance outlined for participants in board and room.

EIA covers the residential fee for persons who have been enrolled with EIA prior to entering an off-reserve PCH. EIA is not responsible for the residential fee for status aboriginal persons who enter the PCH directly from the reserve or from the hospital.

In addition, status aboriginal persons who are placed in a PCH on reserve and receiving EIA prior to the placement, are the responsibility of INAC effective the date of placement.

18.3.4 PRE-ADDED AGED PARTICIPANTS

For participants who were 65 years or over on January 31, 1979, and were in receipt of assistance at that time (commonly referred to as the "pre-added aged"), the following section of the Regulation applies:

1(b) Where clothing and personal needs only are required by living arrangements:

for a socially and physically active person residing in a personal care institution	$30.30 per month
for a socially and physically inactive person residing in a personal care institution	$17.30 per month

18.3.5 (deleted)

18.3.6 PARTIAL ASSISTANCE

When a member of the household is away from home for part of the time on a regular basis (e.g., when the parent has joint custody of a child or a child is away from home during the week for educational purposes), the basic assistance for that member should be prorated according to the number of days of the month that the member resides with the household. The basic assistance for this person will be the difference between the basic assistance for the household, with the member included, and the basic assistance for the household with the member excluded.

18.3.7 PRESCRIPTION FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

The cost of food supplements prescribed by a physician may be added to the monthly assistance. These nutritional supplements (e.g. Boost) do not need to be approved through a Special Diet Request.

In the prescription, the physician should specify the amount of supplement so that the additional amount can be determined. The length of time that the supplement may be required should be indicated in the prescriptions since these situations are usually temporary.

Accounts for prescription food supplements will not be paid through the Health Services billing procedure but should be processed by the EIA office. This payment procedure directs EIA staff to adjust the participant's basic assistance when food supplements paid as a health item are intended to replace all or a portion of the participant's food needs.

Prescription food supplements may be ordered through Materials Distribution Agency (MDA). MDA ordering procedures are listed in Section 22.4.1.

18.3.8 SUBSIDIZED MEALS

Subsidized Meals includes subsidized meals from organizations/agencies such as Meals on Wheels and the Manitoba Housing Authority Congregate Meals Program.

The need to receive subsidized meals must be supported by information known by case coordinators, consultations with other program case workers/coordinators, or by participant self-assessments. The supporting information must be clearly documented in case notes.

A medical reason is not required in order for participants to receive assistance for subsidized meals.

When meal delivery services from Congregate Meals are required by a participant, contributions from the monthly entitlement shall be 75 cents per dinner. The balance of the cost may be met as a health need.

When meal delivery services from Meals on Wheels are required by a participant, contributions from the monthly entitlement shall be 75 cents per dinner and 35 cents per supper. The balance of the cost may be met as a health need.

18.4.1 NORTHERN RATES

Northern Allowance

In accordance with section 6(1) of the Regulation, an additional amount shall be provided to households residing in an independent living situation north of the 53rd parallel of latitude or in an area of the province east of Lake Winnipeg north of latitude 51° 12'. Independent living situations exclude living arrangements where part of the basic assistance is included in the shelter cost (e.g., board and room, residential care, community residences and personal care homes) as well as hospitals and institutions.

Basic assistance rates are for basic living expenses only. If shelter costs are needed, they are given in addition to the basic rates. As well, the Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities benefit of $105 per month is not included in the basic rates and is given to eligible persons in addition to the basic rate.

The basic assistance rates for each table of monthly rates established in the Regulation are as follows (these rates include the additional amounts set out in Schedule A, section 1(1)).

Households Residing in Thompson, The Pas or Flin Flon or within a 16 kilometre radius

Table 1 rates apply to participants with disabilities, aged, crisis facility and special dependant care participants.

TABLE 1 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12 - 17 Years	7 - 11 Years	0 - 6 Years	One Adult Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	One Adult Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided	Two Adults Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	Two Adults Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided
0	0	0	0	$349.73	$385.23	$616.65	$652.15
1	1	0	0	583.66	619.16	846.82	882.32
	0	1	0	534.97	570.47	798.13	833.63
	0	0	1	491.50	527.00	754.66	790.16
2	2	0	0	813.82	849.32	1,061.59	1097.09
	0	2	0	716.44	751.94	964.21	999.71
	0	0	2	629.50	665.00	877.27	912.77
	1	1	0	765.13	800.63	1012.90	1,048.40
	0	1	1	672.97	708.47	920.74	956.24
	1	0	1	721.66	757.16	969.43	1,004.93
3	3	0	0	1,028.60	1,064.10	1,300.67	1,336.17
	0	3	0	882.53	918.03	1,154.60	1,190.10
	0	0	3	752.12	787.62	1,024.19	1,059.69
	2	1	0	979.91	1,015.41	1,251.98	1,287.48
	2	0	1	936.44	971.94	1,208.51	1,244.01
	0	2	1	839.06	874.56	1,111.13	1,146.63
	1	2	0	931.22	966.72	1,203.29	1,238.79
	1	0	2	844.28	879.78	1,116.35	1,151.85
	0	1	2	795.59	831.09	1,067.66	1,103.16
	1	1	1	887.85	923.25	1,159.82	1,195.32

For each additional child add: $239.08 for 12-17 year olds, $190.39 for 7-11 year olds and $146.92 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Thompson, The Pas or Flin Flon or within a 16 kilometre radius

Table 2 rates apply to single parent, 5(1)(f) and special category participants.

TABLE 2 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	Basic Assistance When You Do Not Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs	Basic Assistance When You Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs
0	0	0	0	$306.54	$342.04
1	1	0	0	529.51	565.01
	0	1	0	483.28	518.78
	0	0	1	461.04	496.54
2	2	0	0	748.10	783.60
	0	2	0	655.63	691.13
	0	0	2	599.15	634.65
	1	1	0	701.86	737.36
	0	1	1	633.39	668.89
	1	0	1	679.62	715.12
3	3	0	0	952.10	987.60
	0	3	0	813.40	848.90
	0	0	3	722.68	758.18
	2	1	0	905.87	941.37
	2	0	1	883.63	919.13
	0	2	1	791.16	826.66
	1	2	0	859.63	895.13
	1	0	2	803.15	838.65
	0	1	2	756.92	792.42
	1	1	1	837.39	872.89

For each additional child add: $227.09 for 12-17 year olds, $180.85 for 7-11 year olds and $146.62 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Thompson, The Pas or Flin Flon or within a 16 kilometre radius

Table 3 rates are for general assistance participants.

TABLE 3 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	One Adult	Two Adults
	0	0	0	$236.97	$422.53
1	1	0	0		714.92
	0	1	0		666.23
	0	0	1		622.76
2	2	0	0		929.69
	0	2	0		832.31
	0	0	2		745.37
	1	1	0		881.00
	0	1	1		788.84
	1	0	1		837.53
3	3	0	0		1,168.77
	0	3	0		1,022.70
	0	0	3		892.29
	2	1	0		1,120.08
	2	0	1		1,076.61
	0	2	1		979.23
	1	2	0		1,071.39
	1	0	2		984.45
	0	1	2		935.76
	1	1	1		1,027.92

For each additional child add: $239.08 for 12-17 year olds, $190.39 for 7-11 year olds and $146.91 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Table 1 rates apply to participants with disabilities, aged, crisis facility and special dependant care participants.

TABLE 1 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	One Adult Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	One Adult Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided	Two Adults Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	Two Adults Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided
0	0	0	0	$372.80	$408.30	$658.80	$694.30
1	1	0	0	627.96	663.46	909.36	944.86
	0	1	0	575.46	610.96	856.86	892.36
	0	0	1	527.16	562.66	808.56	844.06
2	2	0	0	878.50	914.00	1,142.80	1,178.30
	0	2	0	773.50	809.00	1,037.80	1,073.30
	0	0	2	676.90	712.40	941.20	976.70
	1	1	0	826.00	861.50	1,090.30	1,125.80
	0	1	1	725.20	760.70	989.50	1,025.00
	1	0	1	777.70	813.20	1,042.00	1,077.50
3	3	0	0	1,111.96	1,147.46	1,403.26	1,438.76
	0	3	0	954.46	989.96	1,245.76	1,281.26
	0	0	3	809.56	845.06	1,100.86	1,136.36
	2	1	0	1,059.46	1,094.96	1,350.76	1,386.26
	2	0	1	1,011.16	1,046.66	1,302.46	1,337.96
	0	2	1	906.16	941.66	1,197.46	1,232.96
	1	2	0	1,006.96	1,042.46	1,298.26	1,333.76
	1	0	2	910.36	945.86	1,201.66	1,237.16
	0	1	2	857.86	893.36	1,149.16	1,184.66
	1	1	1	958.66	994.16	1,249.96	1,285.46

For each additional child add: $260.45 for 12-17 year olds, $207.96 for 7-11 year olds and $159.65 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Table 2 rates apply to single parent, 5(1)(f) and special category participants.

TABLE 2 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	Basic Assistance When You Do Not Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs	Basic Assistance When You Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs
0	0	0	0	$328.46	$363.96
1	1	0	0	571.60	607.10
	0	1	0	521.76	557.26
	0	0	1	495.56	531.06
2	2	0	0	809.56	845.06
	0	2	0	709.86	745.36
	0	0	2	645.46	680.96
	1	1	0	759.71	795.21
	0	1	1	683.66	719.16
	1	0	1	733.51	769.00
3	3	0	0	1,031.30	1,066.80
	0	3	0	950.11	985.61
	0	0	3	779.16	814.66
	2	1	0	981.46	1,016.96
	2	0	1	955.26	990.76
	0	2	1	855.56	891.06
	1	2	0	931.60	967.10
	1	0	2	867.20	902.70
	0	1	2	817.36	852.86
	1	1	1	905.40	940.90

For each additional child add: $247.40 for 12-17 year olds, $197.54 for 7-11 year olds and $ 159.36 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Table 3 rates apply to general assistance participants.

TABLE 3 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	One Adult	Two Adults
0	0	0	0	$254.96	$455.80
1	1	0	0		777.46
	0	1	0		724.96
	0	0	1		676.66
2	2	0	0		1,010.90
	0	2	0		905.90
	0	0	2		809.30
	1	1	0		958.40
	0	1	1		857.60
	1	0	1		910.10
3	3	0	0		1,271.36
	0	3	0		1,113.86
	0	0	3		968.96
	2	1	0		1,218.86
	2	0	1		1,170.56
	0	2	1		1,065.56
	1	2	0		1,166.36
	1	0	2		1,069.76
	0	1	2		1,017.26
	1	1	1		1,118.06

For each additional child add: $260.45 for 12-17 year olds, $207.95 for 7-11 year olds and $159.65 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Do Not Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Assistance to remote communities that do not have all-weather road access is to be provided only to the following communities: Berens River; Bloodvein; Brochet; Garden Hill; God's Lake Narrows; God's River; Granville Lake; Lac Brochet; Little Grand Rapids; Oxford House; Pauingassi; Poplar River; Pukatawagan; Red Sucker Lake; St. Theresa Point; Shamattawa; South Indian Lake; Tadoule Lake; Wasagamach; and York Landing.

Table 1 rates apply to participants with disabilities, aged, crisis facility and special dependant care participants.

TABLE 1 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	One Adult Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	One Adult Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided	Two Adults Basic Assistance No Shelter Costs	Two Adults Basic Assistance Shelter Costs Provided
0	0	0	0	$449.70	$485.20	$799.30	$834.80
1	1	0	0	775.6	811.10	1,040.88	1,076.38
	0	1	0	710.40	745.90	1,052.60	1,088.10
	0	0	1	646.00	681.50	988.20	1,023.70
2	2	0	0	1,094.10	1,129.60	1,413.50	1,449.00
	0	2	0	963.70	999.20	1,283.10	1,318.60
	0	0	2	834.90	870.40	1,154.30	1,189.80
	1	1	0	1,028.90	1,064.40	1,348.30	1,383.80
	0	1	1	899.30	934.80	1,218.70	1,254.20
	1	0	1	964.50	1,000.00	1,283.90	1,319.40
3	3	0	0	1,389.80	1,425.30	1,745.20	1,780.70
	0	3	0	1,194.20	1,229.70	1,549.60	1,585.10
	0	0	3	1,001.00	1,036.50	1,356.40	1,391.90
	2	1	0	1,324.60	1,360.10	1,680.00	1,715.50
	2	0	1	1,260.20	1,295.70	1,615.60	1,651.10
	0	2	1	1,129.80	1,165.30	1,485.20	1,520.70
	1	2	0	1,259.40	1,294.90	1,614.80	1,650.30
	1	0	2	1,130.60	1,166.10	1,486.00	1,521.50
	0	1	2	1,065.40	1,100.90	1,420.80	1,456.30
	1	1	1	1,195.00	1,230.50	1,550.40	1,585.90

For each additional child add: $331.70 for 12-17 year olds, $266.50 for 7-11 year olds and $202.10 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Do Not Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Assistance to remote communities that do not have all-weather road access is to be provided only to the following communities: Berens River; Bloodvein; Brochet; Garden Hill; God's Lake Narrows; God's River; Granville Lake; Lac Brochet; Little Grand Rapids; Oxford House; Pauingassi; Poplar River; Pukatawagan; Red Sucker Lake; St. Theresa Point; Shamattawa; South Indian Lake; Tadoule Lake; Wasagamach; and York Landing.

Table 2 rates apply to single parent, 5(1)(f) and special category participants.

TABLE 2 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	Basic Assistance When You Do Not Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs	Basic Assistance When You Receive Assistance for Shelter Costs
0	0	0	0	$401.52	$437.00
1	1	0	0	711.90	747.40
	0	1	0	650.00	685.50
	0	0	1	610.62	646.10
2	2	0	0	1,014.40	1,049.90
	0	2	0	890.60	926.10
	0	0	2	799.80	835.30
	1	1	0	952.50	988.00
	0	1	1	851.20	886.70
	1	0	1	913.10	948.60
3	3	0	0	1,295.30	1,133.80
	0	3	0	1,109.60	1,145.10
	0	0	3	967.40	1,002.90
	2	1	0	1,233.40	1,268.90
	2	0	1	1,194.00	1,229.50
	0	2	1	1,070.20	1,105.70
	1	2	0	1,171.50	1,207.00
	1	0	2	1,080.70	1,116.20
	0	1	2	1,018.80	1,054.30
	1	1	1	1,132.10	1,167.60

For each additional child add: $315.10 for 12-17 year olds, $253.20 for 7-11 year olds and $ 201.80 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Households Residing in Remote Areas That Do Not Have All-Weather Road, Rail or Water Travel Access Directly in the Community

Assistance to remote communities that do not have all-weather road access is to be provided only to the following communities: Berens River; Bloodvein; Brochet; Garden Hill; God's Lake Narrows; God's River; Granville Lake; Lac Brochet; Little Grand Rapids; Oxford House; Pauingassi; Poplar River; Pukatawagan; Red Sucker Lake; St. Theresa Point; Shamattawa; South Indian Lake; Tadoule Lake; Wasagamach; and York Landing.

Table 3 rates apply to general assistance participants.

TABLE 3 Monthly Rates
Number of Children	12-17 Years	7-11 Years	0-6 Years	One Adult	Two Adults
0	0	0	0	$314.90	$566.70
1	1	0	0		985.90
	0	1	0		920.70
	0	0	1		856.30
2	2	0	0		1,281.60
	0	2	0		1,151.20
	0	0	2		1,022.40
	1	1	0		1,216.40
	0	1	1		1,086.80
	1	0	1		1,152.00
3	3	0	0		1,613.30
	0	3	0		1,417.70
	0	0	3		1,224.50
	2	1	0		1,548.10
	2	0	1		1,483.70
	0	2	1		1,353.30
	1	2	0		1,482.90
	1	0	2		1,354.10
	0	1	2		1,288.90
	1	1	1		1,418.50

For each additional child add: $331.70 for 12-17 year olds, $266.50 for 7-11 year olds and $202.10 for 0-6 year olds, per month

Northern Energy Cost Benefit (NECB)

In addition to the northern allowance rates, the Northern Energy Cost Benefit (NECB) will be introduced for all EIA households in the northern and remote areas of Manitoba (i.e. north of the 53rd parallel or in an area of the province east of Lake Winnipeg north of latitude 51° 12'). Effective February 1, 2006, the NECB will increase the monthly basic benefits of EIA households residing in these areas by $25 per household. The NECB is not included in the above monthly basic assistance rates.

The NECB is intended to assist with the increase in the cost of basic necessities resulting from rising energy costs, such as the increased cost of transporting goods to northern and remote communities, which is included in the cost of these items. The NECB is not intended to assist with rising utility and fuel costs as the EIA program provides assistance for the actual cost of these items.

18.4.2 THERAPEUTIC DIETS

In accordance with section 6(2) of the Regulation, when a therapeutic diet is required, the monthly basic assistance may be increased to enable the participant to purchase the food items required. This additional special diet rate may be paid only when the diet is prescribed by an attending physician or a Registered Dietician.

When a therapeutic diet is required, items may be purchased through the Materials Distribution Agency (MDA). MDA ordering procedures are listed in Section 22.4.1.

Rates for common types of special diets are delineated under Rates for Standard Therapeutic Diets. These rates are intended for adult participants with the exception of the soybean based formula for infants.

Non-Standard Therapeutic Diets

Requests for non-standard therapeutic diets must be submitted on the Special Diet Request form, completed by a physician or Registered Dietician. The completed forms should be sent to:

Program Specialist

Service Delivery Support

Community Service Delivery

119 - 114 Garry Street

Winnipeg MB R3C 1G1

Fax: 945-0082

These requests should be marked "Confidential."

The following are examples of the types of situations where the Special Diet Request form should be used:

1. a person receiving certain specially designated diets, not noted under Rates for Standard Therapeutic Diets;
2. a person requiring a combination of diets not mentioned in the "Combination Diet" section under Rates for Standard Therapeutic Diets;
3. a person requiring a diet that cannot be classified under one of the listed categories; and/or
4. a child requiring a special diet, with the exception of the soybean based formula for infants from birth to one year of age.

Participants in residential care facilities are entitled to the special diet rates which require a medical prescription. In these situations, the participant, or the Personal Services Worker or residential care facility operating on the participant's behalf, should submit a completed Special Diet Request form to the EIA office.

For participants living in northern and remote communities, and receiving the northern allowance, the special diet rates should be increased by:

• 35% - in Thompson, Flin Flon or The Pas, or within a 16 kilometre radius;
• 50% - in remote areas that have all-weather road, rail or water travel access;
• 100% - in remote areas that do not have all-weather road, rail or water travel access.

Rates for Standard Therapeutic Diets

NOTE: The same diet may have different names. Therefore, some of the diets listed below are grouped according to their most frequently used names. The rates beside each group apply to each diet named within that group. However, for SAMIN purposes the Need Code for all diets within the group is the code for the diet name that appears first within the grouping.

Name of Diet:	Cost per Month:
Bland No. 2 Ulcer diets of any kind Gastric diets of any type Low Residue Bland or ulcer diets using pureed foods	add $36.20 to the budget
Combination Diets: Diabetic diet plus Controlled Sodium Diabetic diet plus Controlled Fat Diabetic diet plus Modified Fat	use appropriate Diabetic Diet
Modified fat diet plus Controlled Sodium	add $33.40 to the budget
Controlled Calorie (for all types of weight reduction)	no additional assistance is provided
Controlled Fat Diet No. 1 Low Cholesterol Modified Fat, Controlled Carbohydrate Modified Fat	add $33.40 to the budget
Controlled Fat Diet No. 2 Low total fat Gall bladder Restricted Fat	add $32.40 to the budget
Controlled Protein/Low Protein (40 grams or less)	add $153.22 to the budget
Controlled Sodium 130-217 mmol (3 to 5 grams) or 87 mmol (2 grams)	add $32.80 to the budget
Gluten Free Restricted gluten No wheat products	add $171.62 to the budget
High Protein/High Calorie Exceeds 100 grams protein daily	add $136.93 to the budget
Soybean Based Formula for Birth to one year of age	add $19.63 per month to the budget
Kidney Dialysis Diet	add $59.33 per month to the budget
Diabetic* 4000 kj (1000 kcal) 5000 kj (1200 kcal) 6500 kj (1500 kcal) 7500 kj (1800 kcal) 8500 kj (2000 kcal) 9000 kj (2200 kcal) 9500 kj (2300 kcal) 10000 kj (2400 kcal) 10500 kj (2500 kcal) 11000 kj (2600 kcal) 11500 kj (2700 kcal) 12000 kj (2800 kcal) 12500 kj (3000 kcal)	add $27.27 to the budget add $31.35 to the budget add $51.46 to the budget add $67.49 to the budget add $81.63 to the budget add $101.74 to the budget add $115.84 to the budget add $126.38 to the budget add $136.93 to the budget add $145.07 to the budget add $153.84 to the budget add $165.52 to the budget add $171.49 to the budget NOTE: These rates are for diabetic diets only and are not to be interpreted for any other diet regardless of calorie level stated on a participant's diet sheet.

18.4.3 WORK CLOTHING RATES

The rate for work clothing is provided under Schedule A, clause 1(e) of the Regulation. This assistance is available to employed participants who are enrolled under the persons with disabilities or aged categories and is granted in full to persons employed more than half-time (i.e., *more than 10 days, or 80 hours, per month*). For persons working half-time or less, one-half of the current work clothing rate is to be granted.

The earnings exemption provided to participants enrolled under other categories of assistance (e.g., single parents and general assistance participants) is intended to cover work clothing expenses.

See section 16.3.4 for more information on "Allowable Expenses as Work Incentives".

Persons employed in their own homes are not eligible for additional assistance for work clothing.

In accordance with the policy in section 21.2.1, the cost of specialized clothing may be met at the discretion of the director or designate.

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