Programs and Services for Students
Programs and Services for Students
![Resources for Low-income Students](images/education.png)
These Community Services programs and resources apply specifically to students. Be sure to talk to you caseworker about other programs and services that may be helpful.
- How Community Services workers help you
A caseworker's role is to help connect you with the programs, services and supports that best suit your needs. - Career Seek: Help to Attend Post-secondary Programs
This program allows eligible Income Assistance recipients to receive benefits while they attend university or a post-secondary education program. - How Going to School Affects Income Assistance
Make sure that you speak to your worker about your continuing eligibility for Income Assistance. - Going to School
There are some circumstances when you can attend school and receive Income Assistance. - Educate to Work Program
The government pays for tuition and books at the Nova Scotia Community College for people who receive Income Assistance. - Lone Parent Student Affordable Rental Housing
Provides affordable rental housing units for low-income single parents attending university. - Post-Secondary Disability Services
From the Department of Labour and Advanced Education. The services provide funding and grants for disability related goods and/or services that students with disabilities receive while attending post secondary institutions
Be sure to talk to you caseworker about other programs and services that may be helpful.