The Pregnant Minors Financial Assistance Program grants monthly financial assistance to minors who are at least 20 weeks pregnant and without financial resources, to help ensure their health and that of their unborn child.
Clientele
Pregnant minors.
Conditions
To be eligible for financial assistance, the minor must:
- be aged 18 or under
- be at least 20 weeks pregnant;
- live in Québec;
- be a Canadian citizen, a registered Indian, a permanent resident or a person granted or seeking asylum in Canada;
- receive integrated perinatal and early childhood services for vulnerable families, as part of the Support for Young Parents Program, administered by the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux;
- be referred to the program by a local community service centre (CLSC).
Restrictions
The person must not:
- live with a parent or someone who has custody of her under a court order or a sponsorship undertaking;
- live in a resource covered by the Act respecting health services and social services (e.g. rehabilitation centre, foster family);
- have more than $1,500 in liquid assets (in a bank account or on hand) on the date of the application or while participating in the program;
- be considered an independent adult or a family member under one of the last-resort financial assistance programs (e.g. emancipated minor, woman with a dependent child, married);
- be a Native person living on a reserve.
The financial assistance granted (in 2017) varies according to the situation:
- $203 per month for persons in a resource run by a non-profit organization (except a rehabilitation centre, group home, youth centre or foster family) that provides room and board;
- $816 per month in other situations.
Note
The assistance may be reduced if other forms of income are received during the pregnancy.
Financial assistance can be offered until the birth of the infant.
