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Permanent Wage Increase for Personal and Direct Support Worker
The government has made the wage enhancement for personal support workers (PSWs) and direct support workers (DSWs) permanent.
• As part of the permanent wage enhancement, Passport program recipients can continue to access funding through the same process as the temporary wage enhancement until June 30, 2022 to receive the $3 per hour wage top up for any hours worked from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. All claims must be submitted by June 30, 2022.
• The $3 per hour top-up on claims submitted up to June 30, 2022 will not come out of the recipients’ annual Passport approval amount.
• Effective July 1, direct funding recipients will receive an increase to their annual approval amount
Permanent Wage Increase for Personal and Direct Support Workers
The government has made the wage enhancement for personal support workers (PSWs) and direct support workers (DSWs) permanent.
• As part of the permanent wage enhancement, SSAH program recipients can continue to access funding through the same process as the temporary wage enhancement until June 30, 2022 to receive the $3 per hour wage top up for any hours worked from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. All claims must be submitted by June 30, 2022.
• The $3 per hour top-up on claims submitted up to June 30, 2022 will not come out of the recipients’ annual SSAH approval amount.
• Effective July 1, direct funding recipients will receive an increase to their annual approval amount
