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School Start-up Supplement
A school start-up supplement is provided to recipients of income assistance, disability assistance and hardship assistance to assist with extra costs associated with schooling for a person under 19 years of age.

This supplement is available under the Employment and Assistance Regulation and Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation.
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Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida
Age
0-19
Eligibility
- a family unit eligible for income assistance, disability assistance or hardship assistance if the family unit includes a person under 19 years of age who is attending school full-time;
- a child in home of a relative (CIHR) who is attending school full-time.

Eligible recipients may also include persons under 19 years of age who:
- are enrolled full time in kindergarten, even though attendance may be for less than a full day
- because of individual circumstances, may be taking less than a full course load
- are participating in a home schooling program recognized by the Ministry of Education
- are attending an alternative school program recognized by the Ministry of Education
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