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Financial and health benefits for eligible Albertans with a permanent medical condition that prevents them from earning a living.

AISH coverage may include a monthly living allowance, health benefits and personal benefits for you, your spouse or partner, and your dependent children. This monthly benefit is provided to those who rent or own a home, apartment or condo; live with family; live in a private group home; or are homeless.

The government allocated $1.29 billion for AISH in its 2020 budget, tabled in February. ... AISH caseloads increased by 17 per cent from 2015 to 2019, while costs went up by 20 per cent over that time, according to 2020 budget figures. As of July 2020, there were 69,785 recipients of the program.

AISH provides a maximum monthly living allowance of $1,685 to assist clients living in the community. The living allowance may be reduced if a client and their cohabiting partner receive non-exempt income, or if a client resides in a Government of Alberta group home.

Can I access AISH program health benefits while outside the province? Your AISH Health Benefits Card is only valid in Alberta. ... However, you will not be covered or reimbursed for any of the health benefits AISH provides, as listed above, while traveling outside of Alberta.

AISH provides a moving benefit to assist clients with the costs related to establishing a new principal residence in certain situations. The moving benefit covers the actual costs of moving within Alberta or Canada if a client does not have the necessary help or resources to carry out a move on their own.

You are encouraged to work and earn income while on AISH. As a single individual, you can earn up to $1,072 in employment income per month with no impact on your AISH payments. Income between $1,072 and $2,009 is 50% exempt. Income exceeding $2,009 per month is clawed back at a rate of 1:1 from your AISH payment.

Will AISH Payment increase in 2021? The are no plans to increase the AISH payments for the 2021 benefit year. In fact, indexation that increases the benefit payments in line with cost of living was suspended in 2020.

When you receive money that AISH does not consider income, you have 365 days to invest it in an exempt asset or it will be counted as a non-exempt asset. This money may include: an inheritance. a gift.