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P A R T E S u m m a r v o f F a c t s T h e a p p e l l a n t w a s n o t i n a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e h e a r i n g . h e a r i n g t h e p a n e l p r o c e e d e d u n d e r S e c t i o n 8 6 ( b ) o f ( E A R ) . T h e e v i d e n c e 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 t h e R f o l l o w i n g d o c u m e n t s : 1 . S h e l t e r i n f o r m a t i o n d o c u m e n t f r o m a n a d d i c t i e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t e n a n c y a s N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 2 . S h e l t e r I n f o r m a t i o n d o c u m e n t d a t e d D e c e m b ( R e s i d e n c e # 2 ) c o n f i r m i n g t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s t e w a s a t t a c h e d a r e c e i p t f r o m t h e l a n d l o r d f o r a 3 . L e t t e r t o t h e m i n i s t r y f r o m t h e a p p e l l a n t d a t e d 2 0 1 4 s h e w a s m o v i n g i n t o R e s i d e n c e # 2 l o c a a n d s e e k i n g a n i n c r e a s e d s h e l t e r a l l o w a n c e b h e r . 4 . L e t t e r t o t h e m i n i s t ry d a t e d D e c e m b e r 2 9 , 2 0 d a u g h t e r w h i l e t h e a p p e l l a n t l i v e d i n t h e a d d i c a p p e l l a n t ' s d a u g h t e r h a d r e s i d e d w i t h h e r d u r a n d w o u l d b e r e t u r n i n g t o l i v e w i t h t h e a p p e l l a 5 . M o v i n g q u o t e o f $ 6 3 0 . 0 0 f r o m M o v e r # 1 d a t e 6 . M o v i n g q u o t e o f $ 5 2 5 . 0 0 f r o m M o v e r # 2 d a t e 7 . 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 d a t e d J a n u a r y 6 8 . L e t t e r t o t h e m i n i s t r y d a t e d J a n u a r y 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 h o u s e w h e r e t h e a p p e l l a n t l i v e d d u r i n g t h e p e a d v i s i n g t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t n e e d e d t o m o v e a o r d e r t o r e m a i n c l e a n a n d s o b e r . I n t h e R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n t h e m i n i s t r y s t a t e s t a s s i s t a n c e a s a s i n g l e a d u l t p e r s o n w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s w N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 3 w a s l i v i n g i n R e s i d e n c e # 1 w i t h N o v e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 3 s h e a d v i s e d t h e m i n i s t r y t h a t s h N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 3 i n o r d e r t o f o c u s o n h e r a d d i c t i o n f a m i l y f r i e n d . O n D e c e m b e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 3 t h e a p p e l l a n t s i g n e d a t e n a n J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 4 , w i t h a m o n t h l y r e n t o f $ 6 5 0 . 0 0 . R e r e c o v e r y h o u s e a r e a l l l o c a t e d i n t h e s a m e m u n i c i p a O n J a n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 4 t h e a p p e l l a n t r e q u e s t e d a m o v i n s t o r a g e a n d m o v e t h e m t o R e s i d e n c e # 2 . S h e s t a t e m o v e h e r b e l o n g i n g s f r o m s t o r a g e a n d h a d t o a c c o m m o n t h l y s t o r a g e c h a r g e o f $ 1 6 0 . 0 0 w a s d u e t h a t d a y o t h e r r e s o u r c e s t o p a y f o r t h e m o v e . O n t h e s a m e d $ 5 2 5 . 0 0 f r o m t w o d i f f e r e n t m o v i n g c o m p a n i e s . A m i m o v i n g s u p p l e m e n t o n t h e b a s i s t h a t s h e d i d n o t m e l e q i s l a t i o n . E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )A P P E A L I A f t e r c o n f i r m i n g t h a t s h e h a d b e e n n o t i f i e d o f t h e t h e 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 c o n s i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n c o n s i s t e d o f t h e o n s r e c o v e r y h o u s e c o n f i r m i n g t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s 4 a t a m o n t h l y s h e l t e r c o s t o f $ 5 5 0 . 0 0 . e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 3 f r o m t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s f u t u r e l a n d l o r d n a n c y c o m m e n c i n g J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 4 , t o w h i c h d a m a g e d e p o s i t o f $ 3 2 5 . 0 0 D e c e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 a d v i s i n g t h a t o n J a n u a r y 1 , t e d i n t h e s a m e m u n i c i p a l i t y a t a r e n t o f $ 6 7 5 . 0 0 e c a u s e h e r d a u g h t e r w a s m o v i n g b a c k i n w i t h 1 3 f r o m t h e p e r s o n w h o c a r e d f o r t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s t i o n s r e c o v e r y h o u s e c o n f i r m i n g t h a t t h e i n g t h e p e r i o d N o v e m b e r 1 D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 n t o n J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 4 . d J a n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 4 . d J a n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 4 . , 2 0 1 4 . f r o m a n e m p l o y e e o f t h e a d d i c t i o n s r e c o v e r y r i o d N o v e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 3 D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 w a y f r o m h e r f o r m e r r e s i d e n c e ( R e s i d e n c e # 1 ) i n h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t i s a r e c i p i e n t o f i n c o m e i t h a d e p e n d e n t d a u g h t e r , w h o p r i o r t o h e r d a u g h t e r a n d w i t h a n o t h e r a d u l t . O n e h a d m o v e d t o a n a d d i c t i o n s r e c o v e r y h o u s e o n i s s u e s , a n d h a d l e f t h e r d a u g h t e r i n t h e c a r e o f a c y a g r e e m e n t f o r R e s i d e n c e # 2 e f f e c t i v e s i d e n c e # 1 , R e s i d e n c e # 2 a n d t h e a d d i c t i o n s l i t y . g s u p p l e m e n t t o r e t r i e v e h e r b e l o n g i n g s f r o m d t h a t s h e h a d a r r a n g e d f o r h e r f a t h e r ' s f r i e n d t o p l i s h t h e m o v e o n J a n u a r y 3 r d b e c a u s e a . T h e a p p e l l a n t t o l d t h e m i n i s t ry t h a t s h e h a d n o a y t h e a p p e l l a n t p r o v i d e d q u o t e s o f $ 6 3 0 . 0 0 a n d n i s t r y w o r k e r d e n i e d t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s r e q u e s t f o r a e t a n y o f t h e e l i g i b i l i t y c r i t e r i a s e t o u t i n t h e
I n h e r 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 t h e a p p e l l a n t a r o r d e r t o a v o i d a n i m m i n e n t t h r e a t t o h e r p h y s i c a l s a b e c a u s e o f t h e s u b s t a n c e a b u s i n g l i f e s t y l e o n t h e p w o u l d f a l l b a c k i n t o s u b s t a n c e a b u s e . I n h e r N o t i c e o f A p p e a l t h e a p p e l l a n t s u b m i t t e d a d d 1 . e f f e c t i v e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 1 4 h e r r e n t h a d b e e n r e r e s i d e n c e w i t h a r o o m m a t e . 2 . a m o v i n g c o m p a n y q u o t e o f $ 3 7 5 . 0 0 d a t e d M T h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t i t e m n u m b e r 1 ( t h a t t h e a p p e l l a 2 0 1 4 ) i s n o t a d m i s s i b l e a s e v i d e n c e i n s u p p o r t o f t h e t i m e o f r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n b e c a u s e t h e i s s u e o f r e d u c e i s t h e r e f o r e i n a d m i s s i b l e a s e v i d e n c e p u r s u a n t t o S e ( E A A ) . H o w e v e r , t h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t i t e m n u m b e r 2 ( t h e $ 3 s u p p o r t o f t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s p o s i t i o n u n d e r E A A S e c t i o a p p e l l a n t h a d i n c u r r e d h e r m o v i n g c o s t s p r i o r t o o b t m i n i s t r y a t t h e t i m e o f r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n . N o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m t h e m i n i s t r y a t t e n d e d t h e h e b y t h e m i n i s t r y p r i o r t o t h e h e a r i n g . I n t h e R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n t h e m i n i s t r y s t a t e d t o u t o f R e s i d e n c e # 1 t o a v o i d a n i m m i n e n t t h r e a t t o b u t f o u n d t h a t b e c a u s e t h e a p p e l l a n t s t a t e d t h a t s h e b e l o n g i n g s f r o m s t o r a g e s h e h a d i n c u r r e d t h e c o s t o a p p r o v a l , a n d w a s t h e r e f o r e i n e l i g i b l e f o r a m o v i n g s I n t h e R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n m i n i s t r y d i d n o t a d d a n o t h e r a r e a i n t h e p r o v i n c e t o a v o i d a n i m m i n e n t t h u n i t a s r e q u i r e d b y s u b s e c t i o n ( e ) . E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )A P P E A L I g u e d t h a t s h e h a d t o m o v e f r o m R e s i d e n c e # 1 i n f e t y a n d t h e p h y s i c a l s a f e t y o f h e r d a u g h t e r , r e m i s e s a n d t h e l i k e l i h o o d t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t i t i o n a l w r i t t e n t e s t i m o n y a s f o l l o w s : d u c e d t o $ 4 0 0 . 0 0 b e c a u s e s h e w a s s h a r i n g h e r a r c h 1 , 2 0 1 4 . n t ' s r e n t w o u l d b e r e d u c e d e f f e c t i v e M a r c h 1 , i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t w a s b e f o r e t h e m i n i s t r y a t t h e d s h e l t e r c o s t s w a s n o t u n d e r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n . I t c t i o n 2 2 ( 4 ) o f t h e E m p l o y m e n t A s s i s t a n c e A c t 7 5 . 0 0 m o v i n g q u o t e ) i s a d m i s s i b l e a s e v i d e n c e i n n 2 2 ( 4 ) b e c a u s e t h e i s s u e o f w h e t h e r t h e a i n i n g t h e m i n i s t e r ' s a p p r o v a l w a s b e f o r e t h e a r i n g , a n d n o a d d i t i o n a l e v i d e n c e w a s s u b m i t t e d h a t i t w a s s a t i s f i e d t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t h a d m o v e d t h e a p p e l l a n t a n d h e r d a u g h t e r ' s p h y s i c a l s a f e t y , h a d a r r a n g e d f o r h e r f r i e n d ' s f a t h e r t o m o v e h e r f t h e m o v e p r i o r t o r e c e i v i n g t h e m i n i s t r y ' s u p p l e m e n t u n d e r S e c t i o n 5 5 ( 3 ) o f t h e E A P W D R . r e s s t h e f a c t t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t h a d n o t m o v e d t o r e a t t o t h e p h y s i c a l s a f e t y o f a n y o n e i n t h e f a m i l y
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T h e m s t a t e d t h a t s h e h a d a r r a n g e d f o r h e r f r i e n d ' s f a t h e r t i n c u r r e d t h e c o s t o f t h e m o v e p r i o r t o r e c e i v i n g t h e m f o r a m o v i n g s u p p l e m e n t u n d e r S e c t i o n 5 5 ( 3 ) o f t h e P a n e l D e c i s i o n B e c a u s e n e i t h e r t h e a p p e l l a n t n o r a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f p a n e l h a d n o e v i d e n c e t o c o n f i r m t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t p r i o r t o t h e R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n . T h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t t h e r e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t e v i d e n c e t o d e t e r m i n e t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t h a d a l r e a d y i n c u r r e d a p p r o v a l . 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