COVID-19 supports for children and youth will continue through summer

VICTORIA—The Province will continue to support children with special needs and youth aging out of care by extending interim measures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

One more round of the short-term Emergency Relief Support fund for children and youth with special needs and their families will provide $225 a month for up to three months from July 1 to September 30.

“COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and we need to do all we can to support young people and families who are still struggling.”— Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development

A release from the Ministry of Children and Family Development says that flexible parameters regarding autism funding and the temporary suspension on maintenance payments for children on special needs agreements will remain through to Aug.31, 2020. Flexible use of respite funding will continue for families until March 31, 2021.