Cookies help us to understand how you use our website so that we can provide you with the best experience when you are on our site. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy.
Manage Cookies
A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit. Cookies often store your settings for a website, such as your preferred language or location. This allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs. As per the GDPR law, companies need to get your explicit approval to collect your data. Some of these cookies are ‘strictly necessary’ to provide the basic functions of the website and can not be turned off, while others if present, have the option of being turned off. Learn more about our Privacy and Cookie policies. These can be managed also from our cookie policy page.
Strictly necessary cookies(always on):
Necessary for enabling core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. This cannot be turned off. e.g. Sign in, Language
Analytics cookies:
Analytical cookies help us to analyse user behaviour, mainly to see if the users are able to find and act on things that they are looking for. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. Tools used: Google Analytics
Social media cookies:
We use social media cookies from Facebook, Twitter and Google to run Widgets, Embed Videos, Posts, Comments and to fetch profile information.
Share Income Assistance Program Review on FacebookShare Income Assistance Program Review on TwitterShare Income Assistance Program Review on LinkedinEmail Income Assistance Program Review link
The Income Assistance program provides financial assistance to Northerners to help meet basic and enhanced needs. The program encourages and supports greater self-reliance, as individual capacity allows, to improve quality of lives.
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment is reviewing the Income Assistance program to ensure its objectives, benefits and delivery support the social and economic aspiration of the people of the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Have Your Say
NWT residents were invited to complete a survey by March 11, 2022. Residents can complete the survey online or by visiting their local ECE Service Centre.
Next Steps
ECE has released a What We Heard Report to summarize engagement results. ECE will be sharing more information on the changes to the Income Assistance program and the new program for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities in Spring 2023, with an expected launch of the programs in Summer 2023.
The Income Assistance program provides financial assistance to Northerners to help meet basic and enhanced needs. The program encourages and supports greater self-reliance, as individual capacity allows, to improve quality of lives.
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment is reviewing the Income Assistance program to ensure its objectives, benefits and delivery support the social and economic aspiration of the people of the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Have Your Say
NWT residents were invited to complete a survey by March 11, 2022. Residents can complete the survey online or by visiting their local ECE Service Centre.
Next Steps
ECE has released a What We Heard Report to summarize engagement results. ECE will be sharing more information on the changes to the Income Assistance program and the new program for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities in Spring 2023, with an expected launch of the programs in Summer 2023.
Status
Open
Income Assistance Program Review has finished this stage
Engagement underway from February 11, 2022 to March 11, 2022
Under Review
Income Assistance Program Review has finished this stage
A summary of the engagement results will be shared in a What We Heard Report.
Completed
Income Assistance Program Review is currently at this stage