The Alberta government helps the Albertans struggling with the rising cost of living with income support, where they get to fulfill their and their family’s basic needs. The eligible Albertans receive support every month throughout the year.
With 2024 ending, the Alberta Income Support recipients must be wondering about their 2025 payments and payout date. Albertans can check the payment dates as the government of Alberta has released the 2025 schedule for AISH and Income Support benefits.
Alberta Income Support Payment Dates 2025
The government of Alberta offers various government assistance to Albertans to support them and help them cope with the rising cost of living to manage their basic expenses. Income Support is one such benefit that supports households in covering their cost of living, such as clothing, food, and shelter costs.
The Income support is paid to the eligible Albertans four business days before the month begins just as the AISH payments. The Albertans who receive income support or wondering about claiming income support speculating about their 2025 payment dates can check the full schedule for the next year below as the authority has released it officially:
| Payment Month | Payment Date |
| January | 20 Dec 2024 |
| February | 28 Jan 2025 |
| March | 25 Feb 2025 |
| April | 26 Mar 2025 |
| May | 25 Apr 2025 |
| June | 27 May 2025 |
| July | 25 June 2025 |
| August | 28 July 205 |
| September | 26 August 2025 |
| October | 24 Sep 2025 |
| November | 28 Oct 2025 |
| December | 25 Nov 2025 |
Who will receive the Alberta Income Support?
The Albertans who meet the following eligibility requirements can claim and receive the Albertan Income Support:
Age and Residency Criteria
- You must reside in Alberta and must have attained at least 18 years of age;
- You have Canadian citizenship/ refugee/ permanent resident/ refugee claimants;
Financial Criteria:
- You do not have any income or assets that exceed $5000 in RRSPs per adult, and $10,000 in equity for vehicles,
- You are unable to meet your and your family’s basic needs and you have no income that exceeds what you receive from the Income support benefits;
- You do not have the assets or cash that goes above the limit, that is, three times the income support you are qualified to receive,
- You qualify for the other income support programs, such as Employment Insurance.
Condition to work:
- You are either looking for a job or working but not earning enough to meet your basic needs,
- You can’t work or need training or develop a skill to look for a decent job that helps you pay your bills,
- You can’t work or your ability to work is limited due to some serious health condition or other concerns,
You must have the will to plan and provide personal information of all the household members to the authority to develop the income support plan for you and improve your livelihood.
How much will you receive through Alberta Income Support in 2025?
The financial assistance under the Alberta Income Support depends on your situation and your requirements that will improve your situation. When you qualify for Income Support, the authority will look into your basic expenses based on the family size and other benefits.
Based on the Alberta Income Support and your basic needs, family size, and ability to work, you may qualify for the following benefits:
- Childcare
- Work-related expenses
- Special diets
- Costs to leave family violence
- Utility costs
- Unexpected emergencies, such as medical emergency
- Children’s Education costs, such as school expenses,
- Health benefits with employment services/ child support
The Income Support recipients will have the full plan based on their financial needs that will help them as well as their family needs once they qualify for the support. The authority will help them determine their payment based on their needs, hence the payout amount may differ from person to person.
How to claim Alberta Income Support?
Albertans who wish to apply for Alberta Income support to receive support from next year can apply for the income support, but first, they should prepare the following documents:
- 2 months Bank statements to the date of application;
- Direct deposit information
- Identification proof of every household member;
- Medical reports if you cannot work due to some serious health condition;
When you prepare the above documents, you can apply for Income Support online on the official website https://www.alberta.ca/.
If you need assistance in applying for the Income support you can call Alberta Supports at 1 877 644 9992 between office hours from Monday to Friday. If you cannot apply online, you can contact the Alberta Support Center and make an appointment for in-person services to complete the Alberta Income Support application.
The Income support application can take up to 2 weeks for the authority to review and process your request and plan your income support plan.
What changes should you report to continue receiving the Alberta Income Support?
The Albertans who qualify for Income support and start receiving the benefits should report the following changes to receive income support that meets their basic needs and avoid overpayment which could create problems for the recipients. Here are the changes that you should immediately report to the case worker to receive accurate and timely Income support:
- Medical condition changed from worse to better,
- Employment status
- Number of children or dependents
- Ability to work or join any training program
- Children are no longer dependent
- Income and change in assets
- Address, mobile number, or any other change in contact information,
- When you moved out of Alberta permanently.
- Living in a hospital care home, etc.
The Albertans should report every change that could affect their Income Support benefits to the case worker and ensure they receive accurate payments.
The Alberta Income Support offers much-needed support to many families struggling with living cost expenses and fulfilling the basic needs of the family, so if you still haven’t applied, you must quickly finish the application process.
Why is it before they changed the benefits to the first of each month we used to get two cheques in December. Now the changed it to the first to cut that extra cheque we used to get in December . Now it’s back to the old way and no extra cheque in December. 45 days till next cheque. That’s too long to wait for so little money . That extrac cheque helped a lot.