BC may be planning to cut 9,000 from disability benefits, documents show. (Income Security).VICTORIA -- Opposition Leader Joy MacPhail Joy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001. produced a ministry document that said "The ministry expects that about 9,130 disability clients--20 percent of the caseload case·load n. The number of cases handled in a given period, as by an attorney or by a clinic or social services agency. caseload Noun will not meet the new criteria." MacPhail has been demanding that Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Minister Murray Coell Murray Coell is British Columbia's Minister of Advanced Education and Minister responsible for Research and Technology. He is the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria. account for his "review" of 19,000 people in receipt of disability benefits. Coell refused to respond to questions of how many people he expected to have their benefits reduced. This month the Ministry increased the earnings exemption allowing persons with disabilities to keep a portion of their after tax employment income. The exemption was increased from $200 to $300. The exemptions apply to employment income and employment insurance benefits. 250-387-1412 |
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