Government & Community Relations
Income Support
The Insurance
Working Group of the Social Action Committee was formed to address some
of the many issues and concerns people affected by MS have with income
support. To date, its focus has been on Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability
benefit and long-term disability (LTD) insurance. The following are some
recent written examples of work done on this front:
Potholes
and Roadblocks: Don't Give Up! - Script
of Social Action Committee presentation on navigating the CPP Disability
and LTD insurance maze
The above is a script
of a presentation by the Insurance Working Group of the Social Action
Committee. Using a series of different scenraios, the presentation educates
people about dealing with different problems they may encounter, warns
them about specific pitfalls and advocates for change. A
videotape of the presentation is available for loan from the Manitoba
Division library and at all chapter offices.
Letter
to Jim Rondeau MLA, June 2000
In
response to a letter sent to all Manitoba MLAs, (see Documents )
introducing them to the MS Society of Canada, Manitoba Division and the
concerns of Manitobans affected by MS, Jim Rondeau MLA wrote back requesting
additional information about our activities regarding income security
and disability insurance. This letter was sent in reply.
How
to Meet the Challenges of Proving your Disability Insurance Claim
Notes
on a presentation given in March 1998 by lawyer Lesley C. Tough. The focus
of the presentation was on how to prepare your application, as well as
cautions on pitfalls of which you should be aware.
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