P A R T C D e c i s i o n u n d e r A p p e a l T h e d e c i s i o n u n d e r a p p e a l i s t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n d e c i s i o n o f S e p t e m b e r 2 3 , 2 0 1 4 , w h S u b s i d y u p t o a m a x i m u m a m o u n t o f $ 3 0 1 . 9 3 p e r m s e c t i o n 1 ( 2 ) o f t h e C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y R e g u l a t i o n t h b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 , a n d a s a r e s u l t t h e a m t o b e r e c a l c u l a t e d b a s e d o n t h e d e c r e a s e d t h r e s h o l d . P A R T D R e l e v a n t L e g i s l a t i o n C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y R e g u l a t i o n ( C C S R ) s e c t i o n s 1 ( 2 EAA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )I A P P E A L # a n d F a m i l y D e v e l o p m e n t ( t h e m i n i s t r y ) i c h f o u n d t h e a p p e l l a n t e l i g i b l e f o r C h i l d C a r e o n t h b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 ; p u r s u a n t t o e a p p e l l a n t ' s c h i l d i s c o n s i d e r e d " s c h o o l a g e " o u n t o f C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y i s r e d u c e d a n d h a s i n c o m e l e v e l . ) ( a ) , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 1 0 , a n d S c h e d u l e A .
P A R T E S u m m a ry o f F a c t s T h e i n f o r m a t i o n b e f o r e t h e m i n i s t r y a t t h e t i m e o f r e c • F r o m m i n i s t r y r e c o r d s : T h e a p p e l l a n t i s a 1 p a r e n t , 2 u n i t f a m i l y . T h e m i n i s t r y ' s c a l c u l a t i o n : o T h e a p p e l l a n t ' s m o n t h l y t o t a l n e t i n c o m c o m b i n e d i n c o m e o f t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s m o c h i l d s u p p o r t o f $ 5 4 6 m o n t h l y . T h e a p p d e t e r m i n e d b y c a l c u l a t i n g t h e a v e r a g e f r o m t h e 2 b i w e e k l y s t a t e m e n t s o f e a r n e q u a l s $ 1 , 8 0 2 . 1 3 . o P e r s e c t i o n 1 0 t h e c h i l d ' s t h r e s h o l d i n c a d d i n g $ 5 1 5 f o r a c h i l d o f s c h o o l a g e w $ 1 0 0 f o r a c h i l d w i t h s p e c i a l n e e d s ) t o o T h e a m o u n t o f c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d y a c c o A = t h e a m o u n t s e t o u t i n S c h e d u l e A = B = 5 0 % o f t h e a m o u n t b y w h i c h t h e f a t h r e s h o l d : 5 0 % o f ( 2 , 3 4 8 . 1 3 -1 , 8 2 2 ) = $ 4 1 5 ( A ) -$ 2 6 3 . 0 ? ( B ) = $ 1 5 1 . 9 3 . o A " s p e c i a l n e e d s s u b s i d y o f $ 1 5 0 p e r m $ 3 0 1 . 9 3 p e r m o n t h . [ T h e p a n e l n o t e s t h t h e s e e x t r a $ 1 5 0 w e r e a w a r d e d . ] • A m i n i s t r y l e t t e r d a t e d A u g u s t 2 7 , 2 0 1 4 , i n f o r m r e c a l c u l a t e d , a n d t h a t b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 1 m a x i m u m a m o u n t o f $ 3 0 1 . 9 3 p e r m o n t h b e c a S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 . • T h e a p p e l l a n t ' s C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y A p p l i c a t i o N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 9 . • A S p e c i a l N e e d s A p p l i c a t i o n d a t e d J u l y 1 6 , 2 0 C h i l d r e n ' s A s s o c i a t i o n ; i t c o n f i r m s t h a t t h e a p e m o t i o n a l , c o m m u n i c a t i v e o r b e h a v i o r a l i m p a b e c a u s e o f t h a t i m p a i r m e n t . • A s t a t e m e n t o f t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s e a r n i n g s o f $ 8 5 • A s t a t e m e n t o f t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s e a r n i n g s o f $ 8 0 • T h e a p p e l l a n t ' s R e q u e s t f o r R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n EAA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )A P P E A L # I o n s i d e r a t i o n i n c l u d e d t h e f o l l o w i n g : e i s $ 2 , 3 4 8 . 1 3 a c c o r d i n g t o s e c t i o n 9 i t i s t h e n t h l y e m p l o y m e n t i n c o m e o f $ 1 , 8 0 2 . 1 3 a n d h e r e l l a n t ' s m o n t h l y e m p l o y m e n t i n c o m e i s o f $ 8 5 5 . 1 4 a n d $ 8 0 8 . 3 6 [ t h e a m o u n t s a r e t a k e n i n g s ] , a n d m u l t i p l y i n g t h e r e s u l t b y 2 6 / 1 2 , w h i c h o m e l e v e l i s $ 1 , 8 2 2 p e r m o n t h . I t i s c a l c u l a t e d b y h o i s r e c e i v i n g c h i l d c a r e a n d $ 2 2 5 ( $ 1 2 5 + t h e c h i l d ' s b a s e t h r e s h o l d i n c o m e l e v e l o f $ 1 , 0 8 2 . r d i n g t o s e c t i o n 8 i s $ 1 5 1 . 9 3 ( A B ) : G 4 r a t e o f $ 4 1 5 m i l y ' s m o n t h l y n e t i n c o m e e x c e e d s t h e c h i l d ' s $ 2 6 3 . 0 7 o n t h " i s a d d e d a n d b r i n g s u p t h e t o t a l a m o u n t t o a t i s u n c l e a r u n d e r w h a t a u t h o r i t y o r l e g i s l a t i o n i n g t h e a p p e l l a n t t h a t h e r e l i g i b i l i t y h a s b e e n , 2 0 1 4 s h e w i l l b e e l i g i b l e f o r a r e d u c e d u s e h e r c h i l d i s c o n s i d e r e d s c h o o l a g e a s o f n d a t e d A u g u s t 7 , 2 0 1 4 f o r h e r c h i l d b o r n i n 1 4 a n d s i g n e d b y a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a p e l l a n t ' s c h i l d h a s a p h y s i c a l , i n t e l l e c t u a l , i r m e n t a n d r e q u i r e s a d d i t i o n a l s u p p o r t s e r v i c e s 5 . 1 4 , f o r t h e p a y p e r i o d e n d i n g J u l y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . 8 . 3 6 , f o r t h e p a y p e r i o d e n d i n g J u l y 1 2 , 2 0 1 4 . d a t e d S e p t e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 .
I APPEAL# In her request for reconsideration the appellant states that her daughter has been diagnosed with Global Mental Delay and Autism and attends occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and behavioral therapy. The appellant writes that all professionals recommend that her daughter should not be placed in school as she is far from ready. She attends daycare 5 days a week with an aide and has made incredible progress. In her Notice of Appeal the appellant states that her bi-weekly paychecks are often as low as $668. The ministry relied on its reconsideration decision. Pursuant to section 22(4) of the Employment and Assistance Act the panel does not admit the appellant's statement about her paychecks being as low as $668 because this is new information that is not in support of the information that was before the ministry at reconsideration. EAAT 003( 10/06/01)
P A R T F R e a s o n s f o r P a n e l D e c i s i o n T h e i s s u e u n d e r a p p e a l i s t h e w h e t h e r i t w a s r e a s o n f o r C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y u p t o a m a x i m u m a m o u n t o f 2 0 1 4 . C H I L D C A R E S U B S I [ i n c l u d e s a m e n d m e n t s u p t o B . C . R e D e f i n i t i o n s 1 ( 2 ) A p e r s o n i s d e e m e d ( a ) t o b e o f s c h o o l a g e b e g p e r s o n w i l l h a v e r e a c h e d a g y e a r , . . . I n c o m e t e s t 7 ( 1 ) A n a p p l i c a n t i s n o t e l i g i b l e f o r a c h i l d c a c a r e i f ( a ) t h e f a m i l y ' s m o n t h l y n e ( b ) t h e r e s u l t o f t h e c a l c u l a t h a n z e r o . A m o u n t o f s u b s i d y 8 ( 1 ) I f a f a m i l y ' s m o n t h l y n e t i n c o m e d o e s n c a r e s u b s i d y f o r t h e c h i l d i n r e s p e c t o f a t S c h e d u l e A o r t h e p a r e n t f e e , w h i c h e v e r ( 1 . 1 ) I f a p a r e n t i s e l i g i b l e f o r a s u b s i d y f o S c h e d u l e A , t h e m i n i s t e r m a y d e t e r m ( 2 ) I f a f a m i l y ' s m o n t h l y n e t i n c o m e e x c e e s u b s i d y f o r t h e c h i l d i n r e s p e c t o f a t y A -w h e r e A = t h e a m o u n t s e t o u t i n S c h e d u l e A t h e t y p e o f c h i l d c a r e ; EAA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )I A P P E A L # a b l e o f t h e m i n i s t r y t o f i n d t h e a p p e l l a n t e l i g i b l e $ 3 0 1 . 9 3 p e r m o n t h b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 1 , D Y R E G U L A T I O N g . 1 7 1 / 2 0 1 4 , S e p t e m b e r 8 , 2 0 1 4 ] i n n i n g o n S e p t e m b e r 1 i n a s c h o o l y e a r i f t h e e 5 o n o r b e f o r e D e c e m b e r 3 1 o f t h a t s c h o o l r e s u b s i d y f o r a c h i l d r e c e i v i n g a t y p e o f c h i l d t i n c o m e e x c e e d s t h e c h i l d ' s t h r e s h o l d , a n d t i o n u n d e r s e c t i o n 8 ( 2 ) f o r t h e c h i l d i s n o t m o r e o t e x c e e d a c h i l d ' s t h r e s h o l d , t h e a m o u n t o f c h i l d y p e o f c h i l d c a r e i s t h e a m o u n t s e t o u t i n i s l e s s , f o r t h e t y p e o f c h i l d c a r e . r m o r e t h a n o n e t y p e o f c h i l d c a r e s e t o u t i n i n e w h i c h s u b s i d y r a t e a p p l i e s . d s a c h i l d ' s t h r e s h o l d , t h e a m o u n t o f c h i l d c a r e p e o f c h i l d c a r e i s 8 o r t h e p a r e n t f e e , w h i c h e v e r i s l e s s , f o r
B = t he amount of A f or the chi ld, div all child ren in the family receivin g mu l tipl i ed by 5 0% o f the amoun t by i ncom e e xceeds the chil d's thre shold. ( 2.1) Re p e a l ed. [B . C. Reg. 3 88/200 4.] (2.2) T h e ch i ld c are su bsi d y for a ch ild d e scri Sched ule A or th e par ent fee , w h ic he ver is l r eceiving. (3) I f child care is re quire d f or le ss than 20 day prorat ed b ased o n the daily rate set out in w h i che v e r is le ss. ( 4) I f the c hild c a r e is ( a ) arr an ged o r recomm end and Comm un ity Service A ct, (i) of f ere d s upp o rt u n d e r s ecti on 16 (2 ) ( i.1 ) commenced an assessme Ac t, or (ii) c om menced an i A ct, o r ( b) provid ed t h rough a Y oung opera ting t h e You ng Paren t specifie d by the mini ster, t hat t Program, the minister may pay any increase in the amount of the child care subsidy that the minister con s i d ers necessa ry to ensure that the child care is provided. (5) In this section, "parent fee" means the payment made spa c e. How monthly net income is calculated 9 (1) The monthly net income of a family is calculated by adding the income that each person in the family receives per month, including, but not limited to, the following: EAAT 003( 10/06/01) I APPEAL # id e d by t h e sum of the a mou nts of A for c hild car e desc r ibed in section 2, whi ch the family's monthly n e t bed in section 7 (2) i s the amou nt s et out in e ss, fo r the ty p e of chi ld care the ch i ld is s pe r mo nth, t h e c h ild care subsidy wi ll b e S c he dule A or the daily par ent f ee, e d by staff deleg at ed u nder t h e Chi l d , F am i ly after st a ff h ave services or agree ments to t h e child and family ( a ) of t h at Ac t, n t under section 16 (2 ) (b. l ) of tha t n vest iga t ion under section 16 (2) (c) of th at P a ren t P rogram, a nd the c hild c a r e prov ider Pr ogram con firms, in the form and manner h e p are nt is pa rt ici p ati ng in t h e Y oung Pare nt by the parent f or a child care
(a ) employment inc ome; (b ) sel f-e mploy m ent income; ( c ) spou sal or chi ld support (3) I f the m onthly net income o f the f ami l calcul a te the ir mon t h ly net income by (a) esti ma ting t he annual net a depe nd e nt ch ild , will r e ceiv ( b) d iv id ing t h e e s ti ma t ed H ow chi l d's thr eshold is calcula t ed 10 (1) Th e th resho l d inco m e l e vel for a chi ld receivi (a ) th e base thr es h o l d in c ome lev child's family, a nd (b ) th e amounts a p plicable to the (2) The base threshold income l ev e l for a child opp osite t he family' s siz e i n Column 1: Colu m n 1 Family Size 2 persons 1$1 082 I (3) The base threshold income level for a child is increased as follows: (a) b y $125 per mont h for each person in the child's family who (i) is a child with special needs, (ii) is a person with disabilities, or (iii) has reached 65 years of age; (b) by $515 per month for a child who (i) has not reached school age and is receiving child care A in a licence-not-re EAAT 003(10/06/01) t:P E AL-#--------� p a id to a spouse or child in t h e fam ily; y va rie s durin g a calenda r year , t he mi nis ter may inc ome that e v e ryone in the family , o th er th an e i n t h e c al e nd ar year , and a n nual net i ncome b y 1 2. n g a ty pe of chil d care is c alcul ate d by adding el applica b l e un de r subsec tion ( 2) for the c h ild unde r s ubsec tion (3). ' s family is the am o u nt s et out in Co l umn 2 Co l u mn 2 Ba se Threshold Income Level uired child care settin , or
(B ) i n the child's own (ii) is of s ch ool ag e set ting; ( c) by $1 500 per m onth i f rec ei vin g child care ( i) i n a li censed child ca (ii) in a re g iste r e d l (d) b y $100 per month if the ( i ) i s a child wi th s p (ii) rece ives a type of child care des Schedule Item j Col u mn 1 I ! Column I Colu I 2 A i I T ype of C h ild Care 4 Hours or L I I u nless bo th afte r s c hool c ' I I $_!er � av i $ Pe I Subs idy Rat es for L ice I Licensed Group Care and M u l ti A r 1 1 Gl -Group (children I j under 19 months) 18.75 j I 2 I G2 -Group ( children I I I 19 months and over but under 37 I I I months) I 15. 9 0 ! I 3 1 G3 -Group (chil d ren j I who have rea ched 37 I I months of age but I I I I who have not I I i I reached school age) I I 13.75 I I EAAT 003(10/06/01) A PPE AL# I home as d escr ibed in s ect i o n 2 (c), or and i s r e ceiv ing c h ild care in any child car e the c hi ld has not reached schoo l age and i s re setti n g, or icence -not-req uir ed c h ild car e s e tt i n g ; child ec ial needs, and cr ibed in s e ction 2. A mn 28 Col um n I C olumn 38 3A I ess Daily i M o re than 4 Hour s Dail y b e f ore an d or bo t h befo r e an d are provided afte r schoo l care provided I r M ont h I $ Per D ay $ Per Month I nse d Chi ld C are S et tings I g e Child C are I I i I I I 375 .o o I 37.50 ! 750.00: I I I 317.50 31. 75 I I 635.00 I 275.00 27.50 550.00 I
I 4 IG4 -Grou p (ch ildren I Jof sch o ol a ge) · I 10.38 1 Th e app ellant argues t h a t her c h ild c are su bsidy sh o daughter wil l turn 5 t h is ca le n da r y ear she is unabl e typ ical ch ild: she i s diagnos ed with Global Menta l Del not ready f o r school. As a si n gle mom the app el lant abi lity, but, face d w ith a r e duction in her Chi l d Care Subsid co st o f child ca re an d will pr obabl y have to quit her j we lfare. W it ho ut daycare her daughter wil l no longer be He r daughter shoul d be al low ed to continue h er progr for chi ldren who ar e n ot re ady fo r s ch ool des pite the fa The app ell ant a rgues fu r ther that her income was calcul $ 8 08.36 o n he r stateme nts a r e misleadin g b ecaus e T he minis try argues t h a t it does not have t h e authority t C CSR the appella nt's da u ghter is considered s c hool chi l d 's base thresho l d income level is no long er increased by $1500 app ellant is only e li gib l e to receive a C hild Care Subsi beginning Sep t em b e r 1. Pan el's D e c i s ion: L eg i slat i on cl ear ly regulates how Child Care Subsidy CCS R differe nti ate b e twe en amoun ts fo r a child w h o is o has not y et rea c hed sch ool age. As the appell ant ' s daugh Ca re S ubs idy h a s to be re -ca l culated a ccordin g ly. "S is dee med to be of s chool age if t he per s on w il l h ave sch ool year. Since the app ellan t's da ugh t er was bo rn sc hoo l a ge on Sep tem ber 1, 201 4. Whi le th e app e ll ant her Child Care Su bs idy s hou ld no t be red u c ed becaus panel finds that legislation is clear an d does n o t i nclude school. The panel furthe r finds the mi n i str y's calculations t o the CCSR. T he panel finds, therefore , that the min i s try was reasonable in con 1( 2)(a) of the CCSR the appellant was eligible to receive Child Care Subsidy up to a maximum amo u n t of $301.93 per month beginning September 1. The panel finds the ministry's reconsideration decision was r ea sonably supported by the evide n c e applicable regulation in t h e cir c u msta n c es o f the app ministry's reconsideration decision. EAAT 003(10/06/01) APPEAL# ! 207.50 I 415.0 0 ul d no t be reduce d beca use even th ou g h her t o a ttend school b ecau s e she i s n o t a neur o ay and Autis m, attends diffe r e n t the rapies an d i s w orks to su ppor t her daughter to the best of h e r y , s he wil l n ot be abl e to afford the ext ra o b , tak e her daughter o ut of daycar e an d live on ab le to d ev elop an d imp rove h er soc ial sk i lls. e s s, and a spe ci al exc ept io n should be m ade ct that they are classi fied a s " sch o ol age" . ated incor rectly; the am oun t s of $ 855.14 an d her bi w e ekly earn i ngs ar e o ft e n as low as $66 8. o overturn legis l a tion. Per sect ion 1 of t h e age on Sep t e mber 1 , 2 014, and a s result th e b ut o nly by $515; t h erefo re the dy m a ximu m amo u nt of $30 1. 9 3 per mo n th is calc ul a ted. S ection 10 and S c hed ule A of t h e f s c hool age and amoun ts fo r a chi l d w h o ter has now reac hed sch o ol ag e , he r Child c ho ol a ge " is defined in sect ion 1 (2 )(a): A person reached age 5 o n o r before De c e mb e r 31 of that i n No vemb er 2009 she is cons ide re d to be of a rgu es that a n exc ep ti on shou l d be m ad e and e her daughter is not ready fo r school, the provisions f or children who are not rea dy fo r be accurate and in accordance w i t h section 8 of c luding th at pursu ant to s e ction and was a reasonable a pp lication o f th e ella n t . There fo r e the panel co nfi rm s t h e
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