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 r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n d e c i s i o I n n o v a t i o n ( M i n i s t r y ) d a t e d M a r c h 6 , 2 0 1 4 i n w h i c h t h e M a n e a r n i n g s e x e m p t i o n o f $ 1 , 1 0 9 . 2 5 f r o m h e r F e b r u a r y d A p p e l l a n t e x c e e d e d t h e e a r n i n g s e x e m p t i o n t o w h i c h s h 2 0 1 3 , a n d a s a r e s u l t t h a t a m o u n t w a s d e d u c t e d f r o m h e f o u n d t h a t t h e A p p e l l a n t h a d n o t a p p l i e d a n d b e e n a c c e p p r o v i d e d f o r u n d e r s e c t i o n 3 . 1 o f S c h e d u l e B , E A P W D R e x e m p t i o n o f $ 8 0 0 . 0 0 . 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 f o r P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b i li t i e s E m p l o 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 i l i t i e s s e c t i o n s 1 , 2 , 3 , 3 . 1 , 4 E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 ) 1 0A P P E A L # I n o f t h e M i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t a n d S o c i a l 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 n o t e l i g i b l e f o r i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e . T h e M i n i s t r y h e l d t h a t t h e e w a s e n t i t l e d b y $ 3 0 9 . 5 0 i n t h e m o n t h o f D e c e m b e r r F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 4 d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e . T h e M i n i s t r y t e d f o r t h e a n n u a l i z e d e a r n i n g s e x e m p t i o n p r o g r a m , a n d a s a r e s u l t w a s l i m i t e d t o a m o n t h l y e a r n i n g s A c t ( E A P W D A ) s e c t i o n 5 R e g u l a t i o n ( E A P W D R ) s e c t i o n s 1 , 2 4 ; S c h e d u l e B ,
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 a n d t h e M i n i s t r y d i d n o t a t t e n d t h e h e a r i n g h e a r i n g d a t e a n d t i m e , t h e h e a r i n g p r o c e e d e d i n t h e a b s 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 . 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 R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n c l u d C o p i e s o f t h e A p p e l l a n t ' s b a n k a c c o u n t a c t i v i t y f o A c o p y o f t h e A p p e l l a n t ' s m o n t h l y r e p o r t f o r m t o t $ 1 , 1 0 9 . 5 0 i n e m p l o y m e n t i n c o m e . 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 , d a w a s n o t g i v e n n o t i c e t h a t t h e a n n u a l i z e d e a r n i n g 2 0 1 3 , h o w e v e r n o t a l l o f h e r c o r r e s p o n d e n c e h a d a d v i s e d h e r t h a t s h e c o u l d e a r n $ 9 , 6 0 0 f o r t h e y e d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e , a n d t h a t s h e i s s t i l l u n c l e a r h T h e A p p e l l a n t i s a d e s i g n a t e d p e r s o n w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s ( " P d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e . T h e A p p e l l a n t , i n h e r N o t i c e o f A p p e a l , s t a t e d t h a t s h e w P W D e a r n i n g s g u i d e l i n e s , a n d t h a t h e r f i l e w a s c l o s e d i n T h e M i n i s t r y , 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 , s t a t e d t h a p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e e a r n i n g s e x e m p t i o n p r o g r a m p r i o r t o o r S c h e d u l e B , E A P W D R , a n d i s t h e r e f o r e o n l y e n t i t l e d t o a T h e P a n e l m a k e s t h e f o l l o w i n g f i n d i n g s o f f a c t : T h e A p p e l l a n t e a r n e d $ 1 , 1 0 9 . 5 0 i n t h e m o n t h o f D T h e A p p e l l a n t d i d n o t s u p p l y w r i t t e n n o t i c e t o t h e T h e A p p e l l a n t i s e n t i t l e d t o a n $ 8 0 0 m o n t h l y e a r n T h e A p p e l l a n t i s n o t p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e s e l f e m p l o E M T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 ) 1 0A 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 b o t h w e r e n o t i f i e d o f t h e e n c e o f t h e p a r t i e s u n d e r s e c t i o n 8 6 ( b ) o f t h e e d : r t h e p e r i o d D e c e m b e r 2 t o 3 1 , 2 0 1 .3 . h e M i n i s t r y , d a t e d J a n u a r y 1 4 , 2 0 1 4 , s h o w i n g t e d J a n u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 1 4 , i n w h i c h s h e s t a t e d t h a t s h e e x e m p t i o n w a s m a d e i n t o a r e g u l a t i o n i n D e c e m b e r , b e e n r e c e i v e d . S h e s t a t e d t h a t a n a d v o c a t e h a d a r b e f o r e s h e w o u l d h a v e a n y d e d u c t i o n f r o m h e r o w t o a p p l y f o r t h e p r o g r a m . W D " ) u n d e r t h e E A P W D A a n d r e c e i v e s m o n t h l y a s n o t i n f o r m e d o f t h e c h a n g e s t h a t w e r e m a d e t o S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 1 3 , t h e n r e o p e n e d . t t h e A p p e l l a n t d i d n o t s u p p l y w r i t t e n n o t i c e t o o n J a n u a r y 1 4 , 2 0 1 3 , a s r e q u i r e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 3 . 1 o f n $ 8 0 0 p e r m o n t h e a r n i n g s e x e m p t i o n . e c e m b e r , 2 0 1 3 . M i n i s t r y . i n g s d e d u c t i o n . y m e n t p r o g r a m .
PART F R eason s for Panel Dec ision The issue in this app eal is whether the Ministry' s d eter mi exemp tion of $1, 109.25 f rom h er Feb rua ry d isability a ssistance was a reasonab le interpreta tion of the legislation in the circumstances the Ap pellant exc e eded the ea r nings e x e mption to whi c h sh Decemb er, 2 013, a n d as a result that a m o unt was deduct Mi nistr y fo u nd t ha t the App el lant ha d not a pp l i ed an d b een p rogram prov ided f or u n d e r sec ti o n 3 .1 o f Sched u le B , E ea r ning s exe mpti o n o f $800 .00 . Legislation EA PW D A Di s abi l i ty as si s t a nce and s upp l ements 5 S ubject to the regul a ti o ns, th e m inister may prov ide di un it that is e ligible for it. EAP WDR Defin ition s 1 (1) In this reg ulat i o n : "ea r ned inc o me" mea ns (a ) a ny money or v alue re ceived in ex c h a ng e for wo (b ) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 19 7/2012, Sch. 2, s. 1 (a (c) pe nsion p l an co n t ri b utions t h a t are refund ed b pension, (d ) mo n ey o r value re c e ived from prov id ing room (e) money or value received from renting rooms that are common to and part of a person's place of residen ce ; Amount of disabi lit y assis tance 24 Disability a ssistance may be provid e d to or fo r a family unit, more than (a) the amount determined under Schedule A, m inu (b) the family unit's net income det er m in e d under Sc Schedule B Dedu c t ion a nd e xemotion rules EM T003(10/06/01 )10 APP EAL# I na t ion t hat the App ella nt is not eligi ble fo r an ea r nings w a s r ea s o nab l y support ed b y the eviden ce, or of the a ppe llant. The Min istry held t hat e was e ntit le d by $30 9.50 i n th e m on t h of e d f r o m her Febr uary 2014 di s abilit y a s sist a nce. The acc ept ed f or th e annualized e ar nings exem pt i on A PW D R, a nd as a re sul t was limi ted to a mon t hly s abil it y ass i s tan c e or a supp lemen t to or for a family rk o r the p rov ision of a ser v i ce, ) .] ecause o f i nsuf fici e n t c ontributio n s to c r ea te a a nd boa rd at a person's plac e of res i d e nce, or for a c a len da r month, in an a m o unt tha t is not s he d u le B.
1 When ca l cula t i ng the net income of a family unit for the purpose as sistance] of this regulation, (a ) the follo wi n g are exem pt from inc ome: ( i ) an y i ncome ea r ned b y a d e p ende nt child ( ii) the basic family care rate pa id fo r fo ste ( ii i) . Repeal ed. [B.C. Reg. 48/2010, Sch. 1, s. 2 (c).] ( i v ) a family bonus, ex cept the portion treated as unearned income under section 1 D (1) Sche d u le; (v) the bas ic child tax benefit; (vi) a goods and s e rvices tax credit under (vii) a tax credit under se c tion 8 [ r e f unda credit] or 8.2 [BC harmoniz ed sales tax credit] (v i ii) ind ividual redress p ay m ents gran t ed by the Japane se ances try; (ix) indiv idual payments grante d by t he g As sistance P la n t o a pe r son infected b y th (x) indivi d u al pa yme n t s gran t ed by th e go the hu man imm unod e f i ciency vi r u s or to th pe rs o n ; (x i) individua l pa yments grante d by t he g Ass i s tan ce Plan to t halido m ide victim s ; (x ii) money t h at i s ( A) p aid o r pa ya ble to a perso n if th adjudica t i ve pa nel i n respect o f c lai d rawn from a lump s um se ttleme n ( B) p aid o r paya b le to or for a per son i se ttle ment agreem ent ap proved by t Vanc o uver Registry; (xiii) the BC earne d in co me b en efit; ( xiv) mon ey paid o r pa yable under the 1986-19 June 15, 1999, except money paid or pay able Schedule B of that agreement; ( xv) a rent subsidy provided b y t he provinc gove rnmental ag e ncy that administ ers ren (xvi) Repealed. [B.C . Reg. 197/2012, Sch. 2, s. 11 (xvii) money pai d or pay ab le to a person in settlement of a residential school, except money paid or payable as income replace (xviii) post adoption assistance payments provided under 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 eit h er government; (xx) money paid by the government of British Columbia, under a written agreement, to a person with disabilities or to a trustee for the benefit of a person with disabilities to enable the oerson with disabilities to live in the communitv instead of in an institution; EMT 003(10/06/01)10 AP PEAL# I s of section 2 4 (b) [amou n t of disabil ity a tte ndi ng s chool on a f u l l-time basis; r ho mes; of th i s the Inc ome Tax A ct (Canada); b l e sale s tax credit], 8.1 [low income climate a c tion t ax of the Income Tax A c t (British Col um bia); governm ent of Cana da to a person of ove r nm ent of Canada unde r the Ext r aor dinary e human imm unodeficiency virus; ve r nm ent of B ri tish Co lum bia to a p ers o n infecte d by e sur viving spous e or dependent ch il d re n of t hat ov e r nme n t of Canada unde r the Extraordinary e m on e y is a warded to th e p e rso n by an ms of abuse a t J eric h o Hill Sc hoo l f or th e Deaf an d t paid by t he govern me n t o f Britis h Col umbi a , or f the p ayment is in acc o rd a nce with th e he Supr e me Co u r t in Action No. C980463, 90 Hepa titis C S ettl ement Agree m e nt made under secti o n 4,02 or 6.01 of Sch edul e A or of ia l gove rnment, or by a council, boa rd, society or t subs idi e s fro m the provincial government; (a) .] claim o f a bus e at a n I ndian m e nt in the settlement; s ection 2 8 (1 ) or 30.1 o f the Ado pti o n
( xxi) Repea l e d. [B. C. R e g . 85/2012 , S ch. (xxii) pa yments gr ante d b y th e g overnment of wi th ch il d's kin and others] of the Ch ild, Fa (xxiii ) payments granted by the g o vern ment and F a m ily Devel opmen t 's At Home Prog (xx iv) R epealed. [B. C. Re g. 85 / 2012, Sc (x xv) paym ent s granted by the go v e r nme i n section 9 3 (1) (g) ( ii) of the Chil d , Famil support o f a child ; (x xv i) a loa n that is ( A) n ot g reat e r than th e amount contem acc epted by th e m inister under se ( B ) received and used for the pu rposes ( x xv ii ) payme nts granted by t he gove rnme and Fami l y Dev e l o pment's ( A) Au tism Funding : Under Age 6 (B ) Au tism F undin g: Ages 6 -18 Prog (xx viii ) t h at portion of the m aintenance paid pe rso n ag ed 1 9 or old e r under a mainte nance (xx i x ) p ay me nts made b y a healt h authori who is a "per son with a me ntal dis o rde r" as de pu rpos e of su pporti ng the recipien t i n p a rticipatin or ad di ctions re hab il i t ation prog ram ; (xxx ) a refun d prov ided under Pl a n I, "F air establish ed un der th e Continui ng Car e P r (xx xi) paym en t s pro v id e d by Co mmunity L recipi e nt in t h e fa mily uni t t o a t tend a self-help skills program, program, appr oved by C om munity Li vi ng (xxxii) a Universal Ch ild Care Ben ef it pro (C anada) ; (xx xiii) money pa i d b y the g overn ment o f who con t ra cted He p a t itis C by recei ving blood o Jul y 1 , 1 9 90, except mon ey paid und er t hat a (xxxiv) money w ithdr awn f rom a regis tere (xx xv) a working income tax benefit provided under the Income Tax Act (Canada); (xxxvi) Repe a le d. [B.C. Reg. 180/2010, s. 2 (b).) (xxxvii) the climate action dividend under section 13.02 of the Income Tax Act, (xxxviii) money paid or payable to a person under the Criminal In compensation fo r non-pecuniary loss o r damage hu miliation or inconvenience that occurred when the person was under 19 years of age; (xxxix) money that is 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. S024338, Vancouver Registry; ( xi) payments granted by the gov e rnm e nt and Familv Develooment's Family Sunnort Services oroaram; EAA T003(10/06/01)10 APP E AL# I 2 , s. 7.) Brit ish C olu mb i a u nder section 8 [agreem en t mi ly an d Co mmunity S er v ic e Act, of British Columbi a u nd er the Ministry of C hild ren r am ; h. 2 , s . 7.) nt of British C o lumbia un d e r an ag reement re f e rr ed t o y a nd Co mmu nit y Serv ice Act , for c ontrib u tions to th e p lated b y t h e recipie nt's b us i nes s pl a n, cti on 70.1 of this regulat ion, and set out in the b usi ness p lan; nt o f B ritish Columbia under the Min istry of Child ren Prog ram, o r ram; for and passed on to a person wi t h disabi l i ties o r a order o r agr e em e nt f i l ed w it h a court ; ty or a cont ractor o f a heal th auth ority to a re cipien t , f i ned i n s e ction 1 of th e Mental Hea l t h A ct, for the g i n a volu n t e er pro gram or i n a m en t al health Ph armaCa re", of the Ph arm aCa re prog ram ogr am s Regulatio n, B.C. Reg. 1 46/95; iv ing BC to assis t w ith tr avel e x pe ns es fo r a or a supp or t ed wor k pl a cemen t B C; v id e d under t h e Unive rsal Child Care Be n e f i t Act Canada, under a settlem en t agreemen t, to persons r bloo d prod u c t s in Can ada prior to 1986 or after greement as income repla cemen t; d disability sav ings plan; jury Compensation Act as fo r pain , suffe r in g ment al o r emotional trauma, of B r i tish C olumbia under t h e Minist r y of C hildren
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(3) The e x e mpt amo unt for a fa mil y unit that q ualifie (a ) in th e c a se o f a fa mily unit t h a t i n cludes onl d is abil i ties, th e exe mpt am o u n t is calculat ed a (i ) $8 0 0, and (ii) the family u nit' s t o t al ea r ne d inco me Calendar y e ar ex em ption -ear ned income 3.1 (1) D espi t e section 3 b u t su b ject to th i s secti o n, t h e calculat e d under su b secti o n {2) of this section i s exempt (a) if ( i ) the family u n it prov i de s written notic calendar y e a r that the exemp tio n under income in the ca lend ar year, (ii ) a recipie n t in the fa mily unit (A) is desig n ate d as a person wi month per i od, or long e r , im famil y uni t p ro vides noti ce ( B) i s a recipi en t o f disabil ity i mmed iat e l y pr ec e d ing th e noti ce in ac corda nce with parag ( iii) fo r at leas t one calendar mon precedi ng the calendar month i n w par agraph (a) (i), th e famil y unit rep that exceeded (A ) $500, i n th e case of a des ignated as a p erson wit ( B) $750, i n the case of a fa des ignated as pe r sons with disab (b ) if ( i) the famil y u nit pro vides writte n ca lendar year that the exemption under income in the calendar year, and (ii ) an ex emption unde r this s ection ap immed ia t ely preceding calendar year. ( 2) Subject to subsections (3) to (16), the ex empt amount for a f under t his s e c t ion is c al culated a s f ollows : (a) in the case of a family unit that includ es with disabilities, the exempt amount is calculated as the lesser of (i) $9 600, an d (ii) the family unit's total earned income in The Appellant's position is that she was not informed of the changes made to the earnings exemption requirements in the Requlations, and that she was told bv an advocate that she was entitled to a $9,600 EMT003(10/06/01) 10 APPEAL# I s u nder this s ection is to be ca lculat ed a s f o llo w s: y one re cipie n t who is de signated as a p erson wit h s the l e sse r of in the calend ar month of c al cula t io n; am ou n t of earne d income in a calendar yea r fo r a fami l y un it e to th e mi n i ster on or bef ore Jan u a ry 1 4 of the th i s sec t io n applies t o t h e family unit's earned th disabilitie s for t he consecutive 12 c alend ar media te l y pre c eding t h e c alenda r m on th in which th e in acc or d an c e wit h par agraph (a) (i ) , an d a s si s t an c e for t he 2 calenda r months, or l on ger, c alendar month i n w hich th e fam ily unit p r ov ides r ap h (a) (i), a nd th in t he 12 cal en d ar mont h perio d i m medi a t e l y hich the fam i ly un it p r o vides noti ce in ac cordance wit h o rted, under sect ion 29, earned income in an amount f ami ly u nit that includes on l y one r e c ipie n t who is h d isabil ities, o r mil y u nit th a t i ncl ud es two re c ipi e nts who are ilities, or n o t i ce t o t he minister on o r bef ore J anuar y 14 of t he this s ect ion appl ies to th e f amily unit's earned pl ied to the f ami l y u ni t 's earned income in the am ily unit that qualifies f or an exempti on only one r e cip i ent who i s d esignated as a p erson t h e calendar year of calcu l at ion;
APPEAL# I exemption for the 2013 year, and asserts that the Ministry should not have deducted the $309.50 in excess earnings from her February disability assistance. The Ministry's position is that the Appellant did not apply for a calendar year earnings exemption program by providing written notice to the minister on or before January 14, 2013 as required by the legislation, and therefore her monthly earnings exemption is capped at $800 and the excess $309.50 is properly deducted from her monthly disability assistance. The Panel notes that section 3.1(1) of Schedule B, EAPWDR requires that a recipient must provide written notice to the minister on or before January 14 of the calendar year in order to qualify for a calendar year exemption. As the Appellant did not provide this written notice, which is agreed by both parties, the Panel finds that the Ministry reasonably applied the calendar month exempt amount stated in section 3(1) (a) of Schedule B, EAPWDR, which in the case of the Appellant's family unit, is the lesser of $800 and the family unit's total earned income in that calendar month and determined that the Appellant exceeded the earnings exemption to which she was entitled by $309.50 in the month of December, 2013. The Panel therefore confirms the Ministry's decision as reasonably supported by the evidence. EMT003(10/06/01)10
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