PART C -De cisi o n un der A p peal T he ap pe lla nt appe als the Jun e 16 , 2014 re con sid De velo pme nt and So c ial Innovation (Minis tr y ) , in w fo r the mon th of Jun e 2014 u nd er s ection 9(2) of th D i sabili ties R egulation (E APW DR) , on th e b asi s t h 1 (1) (a) of th e E APW DR), w hich r es ulted in n et in come which she is e l ig i b l e und er Sche dule A of t he EA PWDR. PART D -Re l e v a n t Legisl a t ion Emp l o y me nt an d As si s ta nce f or P ersons with Disabil Schedu l e A, se c t ions 1 , 2 and 4, and Sche dule B , s EAAT003(10/06/01) AP Pl=b l " : erati on de cision of the Mini stry of So cial hic h t he M inistr y den ied her d isab ilit y ass istance e E mployment and A ssi stance for P ers ons with at she had u n ea r n ed in com e (as d efine d in sect ion in excess of t he rate of disability assist ance for it i e s Reg u latio n (EAPWDR ) sect ions 1, 9, 24, 29 ections 1 , 6 and 7.
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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 o n t h i s a p p e a l i s w h e t h e r t h e M i n i s t r y ' s d f o r t h e m o n t h o f J u n e 2 0 1 4 u n d e r s e c t i o n 9 ( 2 ) o f t h u n e a r n e d i n c o m e ( $ 1 7 0 0 i n f a m i l y m a i n t e n a n c e ) i n a m o u n t o f d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e d e t e r m i n e d f o r h e r L e g i s l a t i o n a l l r e f e r e n c e s a r e t o t h e s e c t i o n s o f t h 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 : " 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 m o n e y o r 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 ( 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 L i m i t s o n i n c o m e 9 " " ( 2 ) A f a m i l y u n i t i s n o t e l i g i b l e f o r d i s a b i l i t y a s d e t e r m i n e d u n d e r S c h e d u l e B e q u a l s o r d e t e r m i n e d u n d e r S c h e d u l e A f o r a f a m i A m o u n t o f d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e 2 4 D i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e m a y b e p r o v i d e d t o o a m o u n t t h a t i s n o t m o r e t h a n ( a ) t h e a m o u n t d e t e r m i n e d u n d e r S c h e d u l e A ( b ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s n e t i n c o m e d e t e r m i n e d u n M o n t h l y r e p o r t i n g r e q u i r e m e n t 2 9 F o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f s e c t i o n 1 1 ( 1 ) ( a ) [ r e p o r t i n g o ( a ) t h e r e p o r t m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d b y t h e 5 t h d a y o i n w h i c h t h e r e i s a c h a n g e t h a t i s l i s t e d o n p a ( b ) t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d i s a l l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g p r e s c r i b e d u n d e r t h e F o r m s R e g u l a t i o n : ( i ) ( i i ) c h a n g e i n i n c o m e r e c e i v e d b y t h e f a m U n d e r s . 1 o f S c h e d u l e A o f t h e E A P W D R , t h e m a x d e d u c t i o n o f n e t i n c o m e r e f e r r e d t o i n s . 2 4 ( a ) i s t h e o f S c h e d u l e A p l u s t h e s h e l t e r a l l o w a n c e c a l c u l a t e d S c h e d u l e B o f t h e E A P W D R s e t s o u t d e d u c t i o n a n d o f a f a m i l y u n i t f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f s . 2 4 ( b ) . S e c t i o n f r o m u n e a r n e d i n c o m e a r e a n y i n c o m e t a x d e d u c t e d a n d e s s e n t i a l o p e r a t i n g c o s t s o f r e n t i n g s e l f c o n t a i n e x e m p t i o n s t o u n e a r n e d i n c o m e . E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )'. A P P E A L # e c i s i o n t o d e n y t h e a p p e l l a n t d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e e E A P W D R , o n t h e b a s i s t h a t s h e r e c e i v e d t h e m o n t h o f A p r i l 2 0 1 4 w h i c h e x c e e d s t h e u n d e r S c h e d u l e A o f t h e E A P W D R , i s r e a s o n a b l e . e E A P W D R . a r n 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 , n g : r a t i o n 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 ; s i s t a n c e i f t h e n e t i n c o m e o f t h e f a m i l y u n i t e x c e e d s t h e a m o u n t o f d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e l y u n i t m a t c h i n g t h a t f a m i l y u n i t . r f o r a f a m i l y u n i t , f o r a c a l e n d a r m o n t h , i n a n , m i n u s d e r S c h e d u l e B . b l i g a t i o n s ] o f t h e A c t , f t h e c a l e n d a r m o t h f o l l o w i n g t h e c a l e n d a r m o n t h r a g r a p h ( b ) , a n d , a s r e q u e s t e d i n t h e m o n t h l y r e p o r t f o r m i l y u n i t a n d t h e s o u r c e o f t h a t i n c o m e ; i m u m a m o u n t o f d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e b e f o r e s u m o f t h e m o n t h l y s u p p o rt a l l o w a n c e u n d e r s . 2 u n d e r s . 4 a n d s . 5 o f S c h e d u l e A . S e c t i o n 1 o f e x e m p t i o n r u l e s w h e n c a l c u l a t i n g t h e n e t i n c o m e 6 o f S c h e d u l e B p r o v i d e s t h a t t h e o n l y d e d u c t i o n s a t s o u r c e f r o m e m p l o y m e n t i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s e d s u i t e s . S e c t i o n 7 o f S c h e d u l e B s e t s o u t
Ap pellan t's positi on T h e a ppell a nt does not dispute that she received $1700 in fa 2014 and sh e told the p an el that she u nd erstands $1700 she r e ceived in fa m ily maintenance exceeds the monthly amount of disability assis whic h she is eligib l e. The appellant argues tha t becau payments in June 2014, and she did not have a n y disabilit i s hard for her to make ends meet and she th inks the that she has n o other income for th e month of June 2014. Ministry's p o sition In its reconsideration decisio n, the Ministry not es that income" as any inco me th a t is not earned inc o m e, and includes, with rec eived from maintenance u nde r a court order, a separation a Ministry a ls o noted t hat fa m i ly maint enance pa y ments are no i nco me that may be exe mpt u n der se ctio ns 1, 6 and notes tha t s. 24 o f the E APWDR pro vides that t he amo d e t e rm in e d by d educ t i ng the amou nt o f incom e c a lcu s h elter a nd suppo rt all owance s c a lc ulated under Sc u n der s. 29 o f t he E APWDR , the to ta l fam ily ma i ntenance p 2014 was to be repo rte d to th e Mini stry by May 5, 201 assist ance. Th e Minist ry d e t e rmined that under s. 24 pay m ents the a p pell an t rece ived in April 20 14 must as sist ance a nd, as t he am ount of family m ain tenance which s he is eli g i b le , th e Minis tr y determ ined s he was ineligible f P anel's deci sio n T h e pan el has no j uri s diction un d e r its ena bl ing le gi r escind a deci sio n under appeal on the b a sis t hat the The appellant does not dispute that she received $17 2014 and does not disput e that th e ex emptions se t EAPWDR) do not apply to her. The pa nel finds that the Ministr received unearned income -$1700 i n fami ly maintenance in undisputed evidence. Section 29 of the EAPWDR requires the appellant to report incom a nd the source of that income by the 5 th day of the ca which she received i t -in t his case , by May 5, 2014, the appella maintenance she received in April 2014. The appellant does not dispute that the $1700 in family maintenance exceeds the amount of monthly disability assistance for which she is eligible. Acco rdingly, t he p anel fi n ds tha t the Min ist ry's determin disability assist an ce for the month of June 2014 under section 9(2) of the EAPWDR because she received unearned income of $1700 in family maintenance in April 2014 is reasonable based on the evidence and is a reasonable application of the legislation in the appellant's circumstances. panel therefore confirms the reconsideration decision. EAAT003(10/06/01) I APP EAL# m ily mai ntenance ( child sup port) in April h ow th e legislation works and that she knows the t ance for se she did not receive any chil d sup port y a ssistance for the month of June 2014, it legislation i s u nfa i r beca use i t d oe s n ot cons ider s. 1 (p) of th e E APWDR defines "une a r ned o u t limitat ion, money or value gr eement or other agreement. T he t included as any oth er ty p e of unearned 7 of Schedu le B o f the E APW DR . T he Mini str y unt of month l y di sa bili ty as sista nce is la te d under Schedule B f rom the amo unt of hedul e A. T he Minis try no ted that, as s tipulated a ymen ts the appell a nt r ec eived i n A pri l 4, an d af fect ed her J une 2 014 d i s abil ity of the EAPWDR, th e $1700 fami ly mainte nance be ded uc ted from her June 2014 disability is o ve r t h e am ount of disability assistance fo r or J un e 2 014 d i sability assist ance . s l at i on, the Employm ent and A ssi sta nce Act, to le gislation is unfa i r, as arg u ed by the app el l a n t. 00 i n family mainte nance in th e m onth of April o ut in th e legisl a t ion (se ctions 1, 6 and 7 of the y's determination that the appellant A p ri l 2014 is reasonable based on t he e received lendar mont h f o llowin g the calendar month in n t had to report the $1700 family a t ion that the appellant is not entitled to The
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