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 ' s r e c o n s i d e r a t t h e A p p e l l a n t r e c e i v e d i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e f o r w h i c h h e w s t u d e n t , r e c e i v e d s t u d e n t l o a n s a n d h a d e m p l o y m e n t i n T h e M i n i s t r y d e t e r m i n e d t h a t t h e A p p e l l a n t i s r e q u i r e d t o f o r w h i c h h e w a s n o t e l i g i b l e . P A R T D R e l e v a n t L e g i s l a t i o n E m p l o y m e n t a n d A s s i s t a n c e A c t ( E A A ) s e c t i o n s 1 1 , 2 7 , E m p l o y m e n t a n d A s s i s t a n c e R e g u l a t i o n ( E A R ) s e c t i o n s E M T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )i o n d e c i s i o n d a t e d J a n u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 1 4 , w h i c h h e l d t h a t a s n o t e l i g i b l e d u e t o t h e f a c t t h a t h e w a s a f u l l t i m e c o m e , a l l o f w h i c h h e f a i l e d t o r e p o r t t o t h e M i n i s t r y . r e p a y t h e a m o u n t o f i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e h e r e c e i v e d 2 8 1 , 1 6 , 2 8 , 3 3 , S c h e d u l e B , s e c t i o n s 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 7
PART E Sum marv of Facts I n fo r mation b efo r e the Minist ry included: A copy of a form "Stu dentA id B C Confirma tion of Enr olment" d ated Sept ember 13, 2 013 , confirming that the Appellant is currently enrolled in a t l east 60% of a full-time c ourse for c redit and f inancial assistance disbursement inf o rmat io n. A Canada Revenue (CRA) Notice of Asses sment in t he Appel lant's name, stating total in c ome of $14,439 for tax y ea r 20 1 0. Copies of confirmation o f earnings docu men ts for 200 6 to 2013 . A copy of the Ministry's Ov erp a y ment Cha rt for 2 0 06 to 2013. A co p y of the Minis try's Ov erp a y ment Notificatio n da ted November 1 9, 2013. A copy of the Mi nistry's letter io t he A ppellant d ated N ovember 1 9, 2013 , a dvising him o f an overp ayment in the amou nt of $22,344 . 14. A copy of the Mi nistry's letter to t he Appell ant da ted November 7, 2013, advising him of a pote n ti al overpaymen t in th e amount o f $2 2,344 . 1 4. A copy of a lette r from the Natio n al Student L oans Service Ce n t re da ted Oc t ober 1, 201 3, advising him o f t he amoun ts sent to him and to his sc ho ol. A copy of a lette r from th e Appella nt to t h e Minist ry dat ed October 29, 2013, providing doc uments requ ested by the Ministry. A copy of a le tter from th e Mini s t ry to t h e Appel lant dat ed October 17 , 20 1 3, advising him of a n e l igibil ity revie w . A copy of a le tter from the Mi nistry of A dv a nced Edu catio n to the Appella nt date d Au g u st 12, 2013, a dvis ing h i m tha t he is e li gible to rece ive $2 3,970 for a study peri od of 47 w eek s. A co p y of a le tter from t he Mini stry of A d v an c ed Educat ion to t he A pp e l lant d a ted Augus t 12, 2013 , a dvis ing h i m tha t his s tudent aid a ppl ic ation had bee n a p prov e d . Copies of T 4A's listing the Appell ant's e arn ings in 201 O and 201 1. Copies of T 4A's listi n g the Ap pel lan t ' s e ar n i n g s in 2 0 09. C opi e s of T4 A's lis t ing t h e App el lant's earning s in 2007. A cop y of a lette r f rom the Appell ant to the Mi n i st ry date d O c tob e r 1 5, 201 3 . A cop y of a lette r from th e M inistr y to the Appel lant dat ed October 1, 201 3 , requ es t ing informa tion an d docu ment ati on. A c o py o f the App ell ant ' s a p plica tion for income ass istance , signed October 3, 2007. The A pp e l lant' s Req u e st for R econsiderati on , undated. The App ellant submi tted a copy o f a collect ion l ett e r fro m a c r e d itor i n s u pport o f his argum e nt. T he M inistr y had no objection to the letter being admitted. The Panel dete rmined the additional docum en tary evidence was admissible under section 22( 4), EM as it w as in support of the records before the Minister at reconsideration. At the hearing, the Appellant stated that he started a business when he moved to Vancouver, ii failed, then h i s marriage failed and he lost everything. He found employment, then was laid off and became depressed. He stated that he ha d two ch i ldren under five ye ars of age at the time. The Ap pellan t s tated th at one of his children was diagnosed with ADHD and was struggling in schoo l, so he needed extra fu n ds to pay for a tutor. He stated that he found occasiona l work, b ut wanted to become more employable, so he applied for a student loan, although he knew t ha t would be a "red flag" that would have conseque n ces with th e Ministry. The A ppellant stated th at a tax pre paration volunteer t old h im that he could earn a small amount of income without affecting his i nco me assistance. He stated that all of the information contained in the appeal record was provided by him; he did not hide anything from the Ministry. He stated that he is now not in receipt of income assistance and has had to move to friends' couches. The Appellant argued that if he is required to repay $20,000, it will out him in a hardship position and he will not be able to provide his children with the basics. He EAAT003(10/06/01)
a g ree d that th e docu m entation f rom th e Ministry i s accurate, however, as the letter from h dem o ns trates, he has many de bts and putting him i n h a In response to q uestions f rom t he M inistry, the A pp e llant 20 12, that h e had b een in a self-directed employment plan and that he completed his monthly reports to M i n i s t r y stating th a t he was n ot w orking or a tt ending sc hoo without th inking. In response to questions from t he Panel, th e Appellant stated t eve nings, in a 2 year program , in the seco n d s emester, a Appel lant s t ated t ha t he was a ware that he had to disclose his earnings, but that he d disclose th em. T he Appellant stated that he has 50% custody of his children. The Ministry stated that a file review wa s complet ed re viewing signed a n app lication for i n com e assistance in 2 006, givin informat ion that ma y affect his eligibility for income assis fo und th e App el la nt had failed to report income from 2006 to 2013. The Ministr subs eque n tly bec ame i neligi ble f o r i ncome assistance w recei ved a to tal o f $ 22, 3 44.14 f o r whic h h e was not e l ig ibl The Panel make s the fol lowing f in dings of fact: The Appell an t is in a full time cour s e o f studi e s. The Appell an t rec eived in c ome t h at was n ot reported EAAT 003( 10/06/01) is creditor r d s hip will not benefit anyone. st ated that his child was diagnosed with ADHD before t he l, b u t th at h e had do ne t his "auto matically", that is, hat he is currently attending school full-t ime nd that he is not curr e n t ly on income ass istance. The i d not de l iberate l y fail to t he A p pel lant's eli gibili ty, and the A ppellant had g permission for confirmation of his income and o ther tance. The Minist r y state d that in their review they y stated that the Ap pe l lan t h en he b ec a m e a f ull -tim e stude nt, a nd ther efor e e for th e p eriod f r om 2006 to 2 013. t o th e Ministry.
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 i n t h i s a p p e a l i s t h e r e a s o n a b l e n e s s o f t h e M i t h a t t h e A p p e l l a n t r e c e i v e d i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e f o r w h i c h t i m e s t u d e n t , r e c e i v e d s t u d e n t l o a n s a n d h a d e m p l o y m e M i n i s t r y . T h e M i n i s t r y d e t e r m i n e d t h a t t h e A p p e l l a n t i s r r e c e i v e d f o r w h i c h h e w a s n o t e l i g i b l e . L e g i s l a t i o n E A A O v e r p a y m e n t s 2 7 ( 1 ) I f i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e , h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e o r a s u e l i g i b l e f o r i t , r e c i p i e n t s w h o a r e m e m b e r s o f t h e f a m p r o v i d e d a r e l i a b l e t o r e p a y t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t t h e a p e r i o d . ( 2 ) T h e m i n i s t e r ' s d e c i s i o n a b o u t t h e a m o u n t a p e r s a p p e a l a b l e u n d e r s e c t i o n 1 7 ( 3 ) [ r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n a n L i a b i l i t y f o r a n d r e c o v e r y o f d e b t s u n d e r A c t 2 8 ( 1 ) A n a m o u n t t h a t a p e r s o n i s l i a b l e t o r e p a y u n d e r ( a ) r e c o v e r e d i n a c o u rt t h a t h a s j u r i s d i c t i o n , o r ( b ) d e d u c t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e r e g u l a t i o n s , a s s i s t a n c e o r s u p p l e m e n t f o r w h i c h t h e p e r s o n ' s p e r s o n b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t u n d e r a p r e s c r i b e d e n ( 2 ) S u b j e c t t o t h e r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e m i n i s t e r m a y e n t e t h e r e p a y m e n t o f a n a m o u n t r e f e r r e d t o i n s u b s e c t i o ( 3 ) A n a g r e e m e n t u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 2 ) m a y b e e n t e h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e o r s u p p l e m e n t t o w h i c h i t r e l a t e ( 4 ) A p e r s o n i s j o i n t l y a n d s e p a r a t e l y l i a b l e f o r a d e b r e s p e c t o f a f a m i l y u n i t w h i l e t h e p e r s o n w a s a r e c i p E A R D e f i n i t i o n s 1 ( 1 ) I n t h i s r e g u l a t i o n : " e a r n e d i n c o m e " m e a n s ( a ) a n y m o n e y o r v a l u e r e c e i v e d i n e x c h a n g e f o ( b ) R e p e a l e d . [ B . C . R e g . 1 9 7 / 2 0 1 2 , S c h . 1 , s . 1 / c ) p e n s i o n P l a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t h a t a r e r e f u n d e d E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 In i s t r y ' s d e c i s i o n d a t e d J a n u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 1 4 , w h i c h h e l d h e w a s n o t e l i g i b l e d u e t o t h e f a c t t h a t h e w a s a f u l l  n t i n c o m e , a l l o f w h i c h h e f a i l e d t o r e p o r t t o t h e e q u i r e d t o r e p a y t h e a m o u n t o f i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e h e p p l e m e n t i s p r o v i d e d t o o r f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t i s n o t i l y u n i t d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d f o r w h i c h t h e o v e r p a y m e n t i s m o u n t o r v a l u e o f t h e o v e r p a y m e n t p r o v i d e d f o r t h a t o n i s l i a b l e t o r e p a y u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 1 ) i s n o t d a p p e a l r i g h t s ]. t h i s A c t i s a d e b t d u e t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t t h a t m a y b e f r o m a n y s u b s e q u e n t i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e , h a r d s h i p f a m i l y u n i t i s e l i g i b l e o r f r o m a n a m o u n t p a y a b l e t o t h e a c t m e n t . r i n t o a n a g r e e m e n t , o r a c c e p t a n y r i g h t a s s i g n e d , f o r n ( 1 ) . r e d i n t o b e f o r e o r a f t e r t h e i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e , s i s p r o v i d e d . t r e f e r r e d t o u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 1 ) t h a t a c c r u e d i n i e n t i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t . r w o r k o r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f a s e r v i c e , ( a ) . ] b e c a u s e o f i n s u f f i c i e n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o c r e a t e a
p e n s i o n , ( d ) m o n e y o r v a l u e r e c e i v e d f r o m p r o v i d i n g r o ( e ) m o n e y o r v a l u e r e c e i v e d f r o m r e n t i n g r o o m r e s i d e n c e ; " f u l l t i m e s t u d e n t " h a s t h e s a m e m e a n i n g a s i n t h e C a ( C a n a d a ) ; " f u n d e d p r o g r a m o f s t u d i e s " m e a n s a p r o g r a m o f s t u d p r o v i d e d t o a s t u d e n t e n r o l l e d i n i t ; " s t u d e n t f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e " m e a n s f u n d i n g p r o v i d e A s s i s t a n c e A c t ( C a n a d a ) ; " u n e a r n e d i n c o m e " m e a n s a n y i n c o m e t h a t i s n o t e a r n v a l u e r e c e i v e d f r o m a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : ( a ) m o n e y , a n n u i t i e s , s t o c k s , b o n d s , s h a r e s , a n d ( b ) c o o p e r a t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n s a s d e f i n e d i n t h e R e ( c ) w a r d i s a b i l i t y p e n s i o n s , m i l i t a r y p e n s i o n s a n d ( d ) i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s , e x c e p t i n s u r a n c e p a i d a s ( e ) s u p e r a n n u a t i o n b e n e f i t s ; ( f ) a n y t y p e o r c l a s s o f C a n a d a P e n s i o n P l a n b e n ( g ) e m p l o y m e n t i n s u r a n c e ; ( h ) u n i o n o r l o d g e b e n e f i t s ; ( i ) f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e p r o v i d e d u n d e r t h e E m p l o o r p r o v i d e d b y a n o t h e r p r o v i n c e o r j u r i s d i c t i o n ; U ) w o r k e r s ' c o m p e n s a t i o n b e n e f i t s a n d d i s a b i l i t y p ( k ) s u r v i v i n g s p o u s e s ' o r o r p h a n s ' a l l o w a n c e s ; ( I ) a t r u s t o r i n h e r i t a n c e ; ( m ) r e n t a l o f t o o l s , v e h i c l e s o r e q u i p m e n t ; ( n ) r e n t a l o f l a n d , s e l f c o n t a i n e d s u i t e s o r o t h e r p r o r r e c i p i e n t ; ( o ) i n t e r e s t e a r n e d o n a m o r t g a g e o r a g r e e m e n t f o ( p ) m a i n t e n a n c e u n d e r a c o u r t o r d e r , a s e p a r a t i o n ( q ) e d u c a t i o n o r t r a i n i n g a l l o w a n c e s , g r a n t s , l o a n s ( r ) a l o t t e r y o r a g a m e o f c h a n c e ; ( s ) a w a r d s o f c o m p e n s a t i o n u n d e r t h e C r i m i n a l I n t h e C r i m e V i c t i m A s s i s t a n c e A c t , o t h e r t h a n a n a w d e s t r o y e d p r o p e r t y ; / t l a n v o t h e r f i n a n c i a l a w a r d s o r c o m o e n s a t i o n ; E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )o m a n d b o a r d a t a p e r s o n ' s p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e , o r s t h a t a r e c o m m o n t o a n d p a r t o f a p e r s o n ' s p l a c e o f n a d a S t u d e n t F i n a n c i a l A s s i s t a n c e R e g u l a t i o n s i e s f o r w h i c h s t u d e n t f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e m a y b e d t o s t u d e n t s u n d e r t h e C a n a d a S t u d e n t F i n a n c i a l e d i n c o m e , a n d i n c l u d e s , w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n , m o n e y o r i n t e r e s t b e a r i n g a c c o u n t s o r p r o p e r t i e s ; a / E s t a t e D e v e l o p m e n t M a r k e t i n g A c t ; w a r v e t e r a n s ' a l l o w a n c e s ; c o m p e n s a t i o n f o r a d e s t r o y e d a s s e t ; e f i t s ; y m e n t a n d A s s i s t a n c e f o r P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b il i t i e s A c t a y m e n t s o r p e n s i o n s ; o p e r t y e x c e p t t h e p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e o f a n a p p l i c a n t r s a l e ; a g r e e m e n t o r o t h e r a g r e e m e n t ; , b u r s a r i e s o r s c h o l a r s h i p s ; j u r y C o m p e n s a t i o n A c t o r a w a r d s o f b e n e f i t s u n d e r a r d p a i d f o r r e p a i r o r r e p l a c e m e n t o f d a m a g e d o r
(u) F e de ral Old Age S ecurit y an d Guaran t eed Incom (v) financ ia l c o n t ri b u t ion s made b y a s pon s o r p urs Immi gra ti o n a nd Ref ug ee Prote ction A ct (C anada) ( w) tax refunds ; Effec t o f family u ni t i nclud ing f u ll-ti me stude nt 16 (1) A family unit is no t eli gibl e for i n c o me ass is t ance a pp li can t or a rec ipient is enrolled a s a ful l-tim e s (a) in a funded pr og r a m of studies , or ( b) in an unfu nde d pr ogram of studie s with ( 2) The pe rio d re ferr ed to in subsection ( 1) (a) extend s fro m t he first d a y of the m onth c on t i nues unti l the last d a y of t h e mon t h in which exams i hel d , and ( b) is no t longer th a n o n e y ear. Amount o f income a ss i stance 2 8 In c o me ass istance m ay b e prov ided to or f o r a f ami ly un more than (a) the am ount determined u nder Schedule A, (b) the fami ly unit's net incom e dete rmi ne Mon thly r epo r tin g requireme nt 33 (1) For t he pu rposes of section 11 (1) (a) [r e porlin g ob ( a) the r epo rt mus t be s ubmi t te d by the 5 th d (b) the information required is all of the following, a prescribed under the Forms Regulation, B.C. Reg. 95/2012: (i) whether the family unit requires further assistance; ( ii) changes in the family unit's assets (iii) all income received by the family unit and the source of that income; (iv) the employment and educatio (v) changes in fami ly unit membership or the marital sta (vi) any warrants as described in section 15.2 ( 1) of the Act. Schedule B -Net income calculation 1 When calculalina the net income of a familv unit for the purposes of section 28 (bl famount of income EAAT003(10/06/01) e Su pple m e nt p a ym en ts; uan t t o a n u nd erta king g iven for th e pu rpo ses o f t h e o r the I mmigra t ion A ct ( Canada); f o r th e period des cribed in s u bse ctio n (2) i f an t udent out the prior appro v a l of the mini st e r. f o llo wing the m ont h in which cl asses com m e n ce an d n the r ele van t prog ram o f s tudie s are it, for a calen dar m onth , in an amount t hat is not m inus d un d e r Schedule B . ligat ions] of the Act, ay o f e ac h calend ar month, and s requ est e d in the monthly report form ; nal circumstances of recipi ents in the family unit; tus o f a recipient;
assistance] of this regulation, (a) the following are exempt from income: (i) any income earned by a dependent child attending school on a full-time basis; (ii) the basic family care rate paid for foster homes; (iii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 48/2010, Sch. 1, s. 1 (b).] (iv) a family bonus, except the portion treated as unearned income under section 10 (1) of this Schedule; (v) the basic child tax benefit; (vi) a goods and services tax credit under the Income Tax Act (Canada); (vii) a tax credit under section 8 [refundable sales tax credit], 8.1 [low income climate action tax credit] or 8.2 [BC harmonized sales tax credit] of the Income Tax Act (British Columbia); (viii) individual redress payments granted by the government of Canada to a person of Japanese ancestry; (ix) individual payments granted by the government of Canada under the Extraordinary Assistance Plan to a person infected by the human immunodeficiency virus; (x) individual payments granted by the government of British Columbia to a person infected by the human immunodeficiency virus or to the surviving spouse or dependent children of that person; (xi) individual payments granted by the government of Canada under the Extraordinary Assistance Plan to thalidomide victims; (xii) money that is (A) paid or payable to a person if the money is awarded to the person by an adjudicative panel in respect of claims of abuse at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf and drawn from a lump sum settlement paid by the government of British Columbia, or (B) paid or payable to or for a person if the payment is in accordance with the settlement agreement approved by the Supreme Court in Action No. C980463, Vancouver Registry; (xiii) the BC earned income benefit; (xiv) money paid or payable under the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement made June 15, 1999, except money paid or payable under section 4.02 or 6.01 of Schedule A or of Schedule B of that agreement; (xv) a rent subsidy provided by the provincial government, or by a council, board, society or governmental agency that administers rent subsidies from the provincial government; (xvi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 197/2012, Sch. 1, s. 22 (a).] (xvii) money paid or payable to a person in settlement of a claim of abuse at an Indian residential school, except money paid or payable as income replacement in the settlement; (xviii) post adoption assistance payments provided under section 28 (1) or 30.1 of the Adoption Regulation, B.C. Reg. 291/96; (xix) a rebate of energy or fuel tax provided by the government of Canada, the government of British Columbia, or an agency of either government; (xx) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 85/2012, Sch. 1, s. 5.] (xxi) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under section 8 [agreement with child's kin and others/ of the ChJ/d, Familv and Communitv SetVice Act; EAA T 003(1 0/06/01)
( x x i i ) p a y m e n t s g r a n t e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e a n d F a m i l y D e v e l o p m e n t ' s A t H o m e P r o g ( x x i i i ) R e p e a l e d . [ B . C . 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[ B . C . R e g . 1 8 0 / 2 0 1 0 , s . ( x x x v i ) t h e c l i m a t e a c t i o n d i v i d e n d u n d e r s ( x x x v i i ) m o n e y p a i d o r p a y a b l e t o a p e r s o c o m p e n s a t i o n f o r n o n p e c u n i a r y l o s s o r d a h u m i l i a t i o n o r i n c o n v e n i e n c e t h a t o c c u r r e d ( x x x v i i i ) m o n e y t h a t i s p a i d o r p a y a b l e t o o t h e s e t t l e m e n t a g r e e m e n t a p p r o v e d b y t h e R e g i s t r y ; ( x x x i x ) p a y m e n t s g r a n t e d b y t h e g o v e r n m a n d F a m i l y D e v e l o p m e n t ' s F a m i l y S u p p o r t ( x i ) p a y m e n t s g r a n t e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t F a m i l y D e v e l o o m e n t ' s S u n n o rt e d C h i l d D e E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )n t o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n r a m ; h . 1 , s . 5 . ] e n t o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r a n a g r e e m e n t r e f e r r e d t o y a n d C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e A c t , f o r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e o n t e m p l a t e d b y t h e r e c i p i e n t ' s b u s i n e s s p l a n , c t i o n 7 7 . 2 o f t h i s r e g u l a t i o n , a n d p o s e s s e t o u t i n t h e b u s i n e s s p l a n ; e n t o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n P r o g r a m , o r P r o g r a m ; i d f o r a n d p a s s e d o n t o a p e r s o n w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s o r a a n c e o r d e r o r a g r e e m e n t f i l e d w i t h a c o u r t ; r i t y o r a c o n t r a c t o r o f a h e a l t h a u t h o r i t y t o a r e c i p i e n t , s d e f i n e d i n s e c t i o n 1 o f t h e M e n t a l H e a l t h A c t , f o r t h e t i c i p a t i n g i n a v o l u n t e e r p r o g r a m o r i n a m e n t a l h e a l t h i r P h a r m a C a r e " , o f t h e P h a r m a C a r e p r o g r a m o g r a m s R e g u l a t i o n , B . C . R e g . 1 4 6 / 9 5 ; i v i n g B C t o a s s i s t w i t h t r a v e l e x p e n s e s f o r a r e c i p i e n t s p r o g r a m , o r a s u p p o r t e d w o r k p l a c e m e n t p r o g r a m , i d e d u n d e r t h e U n i v e r s a l C h il d C a r e B e n e f i t A c t a n a d a , u n d e r a s e t t l e m e n t a g r e e m e n t , t o p e r s o n s l o o d o r b l o o d p r o d u c t s i n C a n a d a p r i o r t o 1 9 8 6 o r a f t e r a t a g r e e m e n t a s i n c o m e r e p l a c e m e n t ; d d i s a b i l i t y s a v i n g s p l a n ; i d e d u n d e r t h e I n c o m e T a x A c t ( C a n a d a ) ; 1 ( b ) . ] e c t i o n 1 3 . 0 2 o f t h e I n c o m e T a x A c t ; n u n d e r t h e C r i m i n a l I n j u ry C o m p e n s a t i o n A c t a s m a g e f o r p a i n , s u ff e r i n g m e n t a l o r e m o t i o n a l t r a u m a , w h e n t h e p e r s o n w a s u n d e r 1 9 y e a r s o f a g e ; r f o r a p e r s o n i f t h e p a y m e n t i s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h S u p r e m e C o u rt i n A c t i o n N o . S 0 2 4 3 3 8 , V a n c o u v e r e n t o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n S e r v i c e s p r o g r a m ; o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n a n d v e l o o m e n t o r o i:i r a m ;
(xii) paym ents gra n ted by t he governmen and Family Development's Abori ginal Su (b) any am o unt garnished, attached, seized, deducted or set off from income income, except the de ductions perm itted under sect ( c) a ll e arned income must be included, except the earned income e xempted under secti o ns 3 and 4 of this Sched (d) all unearned income must be included, except the deduc income exempted unde r sect ions 7 and 8 of this Sche Deductions from earned income 2 T he only deductions permitte d from earned incom e are the following: (a) any amount de ducted at sou r ce f or (i ) i ncome ta x, (i i) em pl o yme nt in s ur ance, (iii) m edic al insur a n ce, (i v) C anada P e nsion Plan , (v) superann u ation, (vi ) co mpany pensio n plan, and (vi i) un ion due s ; (b ) if the applic ant or recipien t pr ov ides bo th room place o f r eside nce, the e s sential operating cost s (c) if th e appl i cant or re ci p ien t r en ts r oo ms that ar place of residence, 25 % o f the gros s ren t recei v Ex empt ion -earne d income 3 (1) Subj e c t to subsection ( 2 ), t he a mount of earn ed inc family u nit. ( 2) If a n app lic ation for income as si s tance (part 2) form i not claim an exemption under this section in relation to the fir u n i t becom es eligible for income ass i s tance un assistance under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act for the calendar month immediately preceding that first calendar month. (3) Unless otherwise provi ded under subsection (4) or (5), the amoun subsection (6) (a ) is exempt for a family unit that qualifies under (4) The amount of earne d income cal culated und er (a ) the family unit incl u des a sole recipi e nt who ( i) has a dependen t c hi l d, or (ii) has in his or her care a foster child, and (bl the child has a ohvsical or mental condition that, in the minister's ooinion, orecludes the sole EMT 003{10106101) t of Brit ish Col um bi a un der the Mini s t ry of Children p po rted C h ild D evelopment p rogram, i s considered to be ion s 2 and 6 of this Schedule, d educt i ons permitted under secti on 2 and a ny u le, and tions permitted unde r section 6 an d any du le. and board to a pers o n at the applicant's or r ecipie nt's of p roviding the ro om and boar d; e common to and part o f t he appli c a nt ' s o r reci pient' s ed f rom the renta l of th e rooms. o m e calcula t ed un der su bsection (6) is exempt fo r a s sub m i tt ed t o t he m i nister, the family un it may st cal endar month for which the fam ily less a member of the family unit rec ei ved disa bility t of ea rned in c o m e calculated un der this section. subsection (6) (b ) is exempt for the family unit if
r e c i p i e n t f r o m l e a v i n g h o m e f o r t h e p u r p o s e s h o u r s e a c h w e e k . ( 5 ) T h e a m o u n t o f e a r n e d i n c o m e c a l c u l a t e d u n d e r p e r s o n i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t i s a p e r s o n w h o h a s p ( 6 ) T h e e x e m p t a m o u n t f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t q u a l i f i ( a ) i n t h e c a s e o f a f a m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t h e l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 2 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m ( b ) i n t h e c a s e o f a f a m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t h e l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 3 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m ( c ) i n t h e c a s e o f a f a m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t h e l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 5 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m ( 7 ) A t r a n s i e n t i s n o t e n t i t l e d t o a n e x e m p t i o n u n d e r S m a l l b u s i n e s s e x e m p t i o n 4 ( 1 ) I n t h i s s e c t i o n a n d s e c t i o n 5 , " p e r m i t t e d o p e r a t i n g e x p e n s e s " m e a n s c o s o p e r a t i o n o f a s m a l l b u s i n e s s , u n d e r a s e l f e p a r t i c i p a t i n g , f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ( a ) p u r c h a s e o f s u p p l i e s a n d p r o d u c ( b ) a c c o u n t i n g a n d l e g a l s e rv i c e s ; ( c ) a d v e r t i s i n g ; ( d ) t a x e s , f e e s , l i c e n c e s a n d d u e s i n ( e ) b u s i n e s s i n s u r a n c e ; ( f ) c h a r g e s i m p o s e d b y a s a v i n g s i n ( f . 1 ) p a y m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g p r i n c i p a l a ( i ) n o t g r e a t e r t h a n t h e a m o a c c e p t e d b y t h e m i n i s t e r u n d ( i i ) r e c e i v e d a n d u s e d f o r t h ( g ) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d r e p a i r s t o e q u i ( h ) g r o s s w a g e s p a i d t o e m p l o y e e s ( i ) t h e p e r s o n p a r t i c i p a t i n g , o / i i l a o e r s o n i n t h e f a m i l v u n E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )o f e m p l o y m e n t o r w o r k i n g , o n a v e r a g e , m o r e t h a n 3 0 s u b s e c t i o n ( 6 ) ( c ) i s e x e m p t f o r t h e f a m i l y u n i t i f a n y e r s i s t e n t m u l t i p l e b a r r i e r s t o e m p l o y m e n t . e s u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n i s c a l c u l a t e d a s f o l l o w s : t i o n ( 3 ) a p p l i e s , t h e e x e m p t a m o u n t i s c a l c u l a t e d a s e i n t h e c a l e n d a r m o n t h o f c a l c u l a t i o n ; t i o n ( 4 ) a p p l i e s , t h e e x e m p t a m o u n t i s c a l c u l a t e d a s e i n t h e c a l e n d a r m o n t h o f c a l c u l a t i o n ; t i o n ( 5 ) a p p l i e s , t h e e x e m p t a m o u n t i s c a l c u l a t e d a s e i n t h e c a l e n d a r m o n t h o f c a l c u l a t i o n . t h i s s e c t i o n . t s , c h a r g e s a n d e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d b y a p e r s o n i n t h e m p l o y m e n t p r o g r a m i n w h i c h t h e p e r s o n i s t s ; c u r r e d i n t h e s m a l l b u s i n e s s ; s t i t u t i o n o n a n a c c o u n t a n d i n t e r e s t ; n d i n t e r e s t , o n a l o a n t h a t i s u n t c o n t e m p l a t e d b y t h e r e c i p i e n t ' s b u s i n e s s p l a n , e r s e c t i o n 7 7 . 2 o f t h i s r e g u l a t i o n , a n d e p u r p o s e s s e t o u t i n t h e b u s i n e s s p l a n ; p m e n t ; o f t h e s m a l l b u s i n e s s , b u t n o t i n c l u d i n g w a g e s p a i d t o r i t o f t h e o e r s o n p a rt i c i p a t i n g ;
(i) motor vehicle expenses; U) premiums for employment insurance or workers' compensation benefits; (k) employer contributions for employment insurance, workers' compensation or the Canada Pension Plan; (I) rent and utilities, excluding rent and utilities for the place of residence of the persons described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (h) unless (i) there is an increase for rent or utilities and the increase is attributable to the small business, and (ii) the increase is not provided for in the calculation of the family unit's shelter allowance under Schedule A of this regulation; (m) office expenses; (n) equipment purchases or rentals. (2) Earned income of a recipient of income assistance is exempted from the total income of the recipient's family unit if (a) the recipient is participating in a self-employment program, and (b) the earned income is derived from operating a small business under the self employment program in which the recipient is participating and (i) is used for permitted operating expenses of the small business, or (ii) is deposited in a separate account, established by the recipient in a savings institution, which account (A) consists exclusively of funds reserved by the recipient for the purpose of paying permitted operating expenses of that small business, and (B) the amount deposited does not increase the current balance of the separate account to a sum that exceeds $5 000, or (iii) is used for costs of renovations to the recipient's place of residence up to but not exceeding $5 000 in total or a greater amount accepted by the minister, if the renovations are part of a business plan accepted by the minister under section 77.2 of this regulation. Withdrawals and expenditures from reserve account 5 The amount of any expenditure or withdrawal out of a separate account described in section 4 (2) (b) (ii) of this Schedule is earned income for all purposes of this regulation, unless (a) the expenditure or withdrawal is for the payment of permitted operating expenses of the small business referred to in section 4 (2) of this Schedule, and (b) in the case of a withdrawal, the amount withdrawn is used within one month after the date of withdrawal to pay permitted operating expenses of the small business referred to in section 4 (2) (b) (i) of this Schedule. Deductions from unearned income 6 The only deductions permitted from unearned income are the following: EAAT003(10/06/01)
(a) any income tax deducted at source from employment insurance benefits; (b) essential operating costs of renting self contained suites. Exemptions -unearned income 7 (0.1) In this section: "disability-related cost" means a disability-related cost referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of disability-related cost in section 13 (1) [assets held in trust for person receiving special care] of this regulation; "disability-related cost to promote independence" means a disability-related cost referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of disability-related cost in section 13 (1) of this regulation; "intended registered disability savings plan or trust" , in relation to a person referred to in section 13.1 (2) [temporary exemption of assets for person applying for disability designation or receiving special care] of this regulation, means an asset, received by the person, to which the exemption under that section applies; "structured settlement annuity payment" means a payment referred to in subsection (2) (b) (iii) made under the annuity contract referred to in that subsection. ( 1) The following unearned income is exempt: (a) the pprtion of interest from a mortgage on, or _agreement for sale of, the family unit's previous place of residence if the interest is required for ihe amount owing on the purchase or rental of the family unit's current place of residence; (b) $50 of each monthly Federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits paid to. any person in the family unit; (c) a criminal injury compensation award or other award, except the amount that would cause the family unit's assets to exceed, at the lime the award is received, the limit applicable under section 11 [asset limits] of this regulation; (d) a payment made from a trust to or on behalf of a person referred to in section 13 (2) [assets held in trust for person receiving special care] of this regulation if the payment is applied exclusively to or used exclusively for (i) disability-related costs, (ii) the acquisition of a family unit's place of residence, (iii) a registered education savings plan, or (iv) a registered disability savings plan; (d.1) subject to subsection (2), a structured settlement annuity payment made to a person referred to in section 13 (2) (a) of this regulation if the payment is applied exclusively to or used exclusively for an item referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (d) of this subsection; (d.2) money expended by a person referred to in section 13.1 (2) [temporary exemption of assets for person applying for disability designation or receiving special care] of this regulation from an intended registered disability savings plan or trust if the money is applied exclusively to or used exclusively for disability-related costs; (d.3) subject to subsection (2.1), (i) a payment made from a trust to or on behalf of a person referred to in section 13 (2) of this reQulation, EAAT 003(10106101)
(ii) a structured settlement annuity payment that, subject to subsection (2), is made to a person referred to in section 13 (2) (a) of this regulation, or (iii) money expended by a person referred to in section 13.1 (2) of this regulation from an intended registered disability savings plan or trust if the payment, structured settlement annuity payment or money is applied exclusively to or used exclusively for disability-related costs to promote independence; (e) the portion of Canada Pension Plan Benefits that is calculated by the formula (A-8) x C, where A=t he gross monthly amount of Canada Pension Plan Benefits received by an applicant or recipient; B = (i) in respect of a family unit comprised of a sole applicant or a sole recipient with no dependent children, 1/12 of the amount determined under section 118 (1) (c) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) as adjusted under section 117.1 of that Act, or (ii) in respect of any other family unit, the amount under subparagraph (i), plus 1/12 of the amount resulting from the calculation under section 118 (1) (a) (ii) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) as adjusted under section 117.1 of that Act; C = the sum of the percentages of taxable amounts set out under section 117 (2) (a) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and section 4.1 (1) (a) of the Income Tax Act; (f) a tax refund. (2) Subsection (1) (d.j) and (d.3) (ii) applies in respect of a person only if (a) the person has entered into a settlement agreement with the defendant in relation to a claim for damages in respect of personal injury or death, and (b) the settlement agreement requires the defendant to (i) make periodic payments to the person for a fixed term or the life of the person, (ii) purchase a single premium annuity contract that (A) is not assignable, commutable or transferable, and (8) is designed to produce payments equal to the amounts, and at the times, specified in the settlement agreement, (iii) make an irrevocable direction to the issuer of the annuity contract to make all payments under that annuity contract directly to the person, and (iv) remain liable to make the payments required by the settlement agreement. (2.1) The maximum amount of the exemption under subsection (1) (d.3) is $8 000 in a calendar year, calculated as the sum of all payments, structured settlement annuity payments and money that, during the calendar year, are applied exclusively to or used exclusively for disability-related costs to promote independence. The Appellant's position is that he agrees with the Ministry's calculation of the overpayment, but he argues that it would cause him hardship if he is required to pay. The Ministry's position is that the Appellant had undeclared income and subsequently was a full-time student; therefore he received income assistance to which he was not entitled and it must be repaid. The Panel notes that the Appellant agreed both in writing to the Ministry and orally at the hearing that he does not dispute the fact that he received income assistance to which he was not entitled nor the amount of the EAAT003(10/06/01)
repayment calculation. The Panel finds that the Ministry reasonably determined that the Appellant received an overpayment of income assistance for the period of November, 2006 to October, 2013 during periods when he was employed and did not report the income as required by section 11, EAA. The evidence contained in the appeal record, Confirmation of Earnings, Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment and T 4A's, confirm that the Appellant's income for the period exceeded the amount of income assistance for which he was eligible pursuant to section 28, EAR in accordance with the Ministry's Overpayment Chart. Section 27(1), EAA requires that if income assistance is provided to a family unit that is not eligible for ii, recipients who are members of the family unit during the period for which the overpayment is provided are liable to repay to the government the amount or value of the overpayment provided for that period. The Panel finds that the Ministry reasonably determined that the Appellant has been a full-time student in receipt of a student loan since September, 2013. The evidence provided with the appeal record, a copy of a form "Studen!Aid BC Confirmation of Enrolment" dated September 13, 2013, confirming that the Appellant is currently enrolled in at least 60% of a full time course for credit and financial assistance disbursement information, establishes this. Section 16, EAR provides that a family unit is not eligible for income assistance if an applicant or recipient is enrolled as a full-time student in a funded program of studies. The Panel therefore finds that the Ministry reasonably determined that the Appellant received income assistance for which he was not eligible and that he is required to repay that amount. The Panel confirms the Ministry's decision as reasonably supported by the evidence. EAAT003(10106101)
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