Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH): The Impact of Raising Employment Income Exemption Limits on Employment Rates – A Focus on Recipients with Schizophrenia
| atmire.migration.oldid | 1282 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Currie, Gillian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marriott, Brian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-30T21:36:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-12T08:00:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-08-30 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2013 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Alberta’s Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program provides financial and health-related assistance to adults who have a permanent disability that prevents them from fully participating in the labour market. Recognizing the benefits of employment, AISH encourages its clients to work to the extent that they are able. However, employment income earned beyond a set exemption limit reduces the assistance received. In 2008, the upper threshold of the exemption limit increased by $500. This study explored the policy’s impact on AISH recipients with schizophrenia compared to those with other mental health disorders. As well, the personal characteristics associated with the level of employment among AISH recipients with schizophrenia were assessed. The findings suggest that employment did not increase after the policy-amendment for either group. Marital status, number of children, age, and place of residence were associated with employment income for AISH recipients with schizophrenia. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marriott, B. (2013). Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH): The Impact of Raising Employment Income Exemption Limits on Employment Rates – A Focus on Recipients with Schizophrenia (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25036 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25036 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/903 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Mental Health | |
| dc.subject.classification | economics, mental health, public policy, AISH, schizophrenia, employment, income | en_US |
| dc.title | Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH): The Impact of Raising Employment Income Exemption Limits on Employment Rates – A Focus on Recipients with Schizophrenia | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Community Health Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
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