PART C -Decision under Appeal The decision under appeal is the Min istr y of Soci al Development an rec onsideration decision dated June 4, 2014 fin ding the as sistance pursuant to section 1O o f the E mploy m en Employme nt and Assistance Regulation (EAR) becau r e q ues ted by the Mini s try. PART D -Relevant Legislat ion Employme n t an d Assista nce Act (EA A) sec t ion 1 0 Employme n t a nd Assistan ce Reg ula tio n (EAR) section 32 EAAT 00387(2014/07/07) �APPEAL# d Social I n novati on (M inistry) App ella nt w as n ot eli g i ble for income t a nd Ass istance Act (EAA) an d section 32 of t he s e he fail ed to provi d e the inf ormation
I .A._PPEAL # PART E-Summary of Facts On July 7, 2014, prior to the hearing, the Ministry faxed a 6 page submission dated July 7, 2014, to the Tribunal. The Tribunal provided this document to the Appellant and panel members prior to the hearing and at the hearing it was confirmed that it was received by the Appellant and both members of the panel. The document was a summary of information included in the reconsideration decision with the addition of three dates, June 23, June 24 and July 3, 2014 and the associated facts which took place after the reconsideration decision. At the hearing, the Ministry provided a copy of a letter dated June 20, 2014 with an attached "Confirmation of Earnings" sent by a Ministry investigator to a past employer of the Appellant. The document had been completed and returned to the Ministry on July 3, 2014. The Appellant had no objections to allowing the Ministry to provide the document. This document was not before the minister at the reconsideration hearing. The Appellant requested a recess for 30 minutes to enable him to pick up and bring to the hearing one of the documents requested by the Ministry. This request was granted. The Ministry had no objections to allowing the Appellant to be granted the recess. The evidence before the Ministry at reconsideration was as follows: The Appellant is a sole recipient with no dependants. • Ministry letter dated April 14, 2014 requesting information pursuant to section 10 of the EAA. • Ministry letter dated May 8, 2014 requesting information pursuant to section 10 of the EAA. • Ministry letter dated May 21, 2014 indicating that without the requested information, the appellant's eligibility could not be determined and therefore the Appellant was no longer eligible for assistance. • The Appellant did not respond to either the April 14 or May 8, 2014 letters. Documentation requested in both the April 14 and May 8, 2014 letters and not provided by the Appellant included: • Contact FMEP and provide payment scheduled for all children from January 1, 201O to present. • Court orders for custody for all children FMEP payment orders for all children. • Current lease rental agreement and utility bills from January 1, 201 0 to present • Statements for all bank accounts, sole or joint, for the period of January 1, 201O to present; have bank complete bank profile letters • Statements for all investments, RRSPs, pension funds and any other assets • Income Tax Assessments for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 with attachments (T4s) from 2008 to 2013. • Transfer papers and insurance for all vehicles • School registration for the Appellant's children • Indicate where [named person] has lived since October 2010 At the hearing the Appellant indicate that he had just completed a 90 day recovery program and that he had been unable to reolv to the Ministry's requests for information while he was participatina in the EAA T00387(2014/07/07)
�APPEAL# program. He indicated that he had not 'done things properly' and he had now provided all the requested information except one item, the bank statements. He had attempted to pick those up during the recess but was unable to do so. At the hearing, the Ministry confirmed that, as of July 3, 2014, the Appellant had provided all requested documentation except for the bank statements. The Ministry indicated that once all the documents are received, assistance may be granted on a 'go forward' basis. Admissibility of Additional Evidence • The July 7, 2014 document The panel determined that part of the information contained in this document was admissible under s.22(4) of the EAA as it was in support of the records before the minister at reconsideration. The admissible part was the "Summary of Facts" up to and including June 4, 2014. The additional information relating to June 23, 24 and July 3, 2014, (noted in the July 7, 2014 document from the Ministry) described documents the Appellant had provided since the reconsideration hearing and they are not admissible under s.22(4) of the EAA as they are not in support of the records before the minister at reconsideration. These documents were two of the requested documents that the Appellant had provided to the Ministry after the reconsideration decision and were not before the minister at reconsideration. EAA T00387(2D14/07/07)
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