Objective

The Mobility Assistance Program is designed to enable clients to accept full-time employment opportunities, when the client must move from their existing residence to accept a job.

Program Details

Eligibility

To qualify for the Mobility Assistance Program, participants must be:
• A band member of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.
• Unemployed or underemployed and having difficulty securing employment locally or must move to secure employment in a different location, due to medical reasons.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.
• No longer be required by law to attend school.
• Registered with Grand River Employment and Training.

Criteria

• Prior approval is required, from the PSO and Team Leader.
• Financial assistance is provided, once per fiscal year.
• Must have a letter of employment, from their employer.
• Clients failing to maintain their full-time employment status for a minimum of six months may be denied further financial assistance.
• Clients must provide an estimate of travel and/or relocation costs and quotes when feasible, from their place of residence to the relocation site.

Budget

CRF

Program Supports

Travel
When driving, travel assistance is provided at thirty-five cents (.35)/km, from residence to interview site. All or a portion of other modes of transportation, including airfare, boat fare, meals and accommodations, may be covered, up to $1,200. Eligible costs must be based on the most economical means of transportation, to the location of work or job interview.
Relocation – Moving
Relocation or moving expenses will be based on the Mobility Assistance Chart.

Relocation Costs

TABLE OF LUMP SUM PAYMENTS

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
TABLE OF LUMP SUM PAYMENTS
DISTANCE

(km)

 NUMBER OF DEPENDANTS
0 1 2 3 4
45 – 100 500 600 700 800 900
101 – 200 600 700 800 900 1000
201 – 300 700 800 900 1000 1100
301 – 400 800 900 1000 1100 1200
401 – 500 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
501 – 600 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
601 – 700 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500
701 – 800 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600
801 – 900 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700
901 – 1000 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800
1001 – 1100 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900
1101 – 1200 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
1201 – 1300 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100
1301 – 1400 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200
1401 – 1500 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300
1501 – 1600 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400
1601 – 1700 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500
1701 – 1800 2200 2300 2400 2500 2600
1801 – 1900 2300 2400 2500 2600 2700
1901 – 2000 2400 2500 2600 2700 2800

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