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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 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 e c i s u p p l e m e n t t o p a y h e r o u t s t a n d i n g s h e l t e r c o s t s , o d i s a b i l i t y o r h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e d u r i n g J u n e 2 0 1 4 5 7 ( 1 ) , w a s r e a s o n a b l y s u p p o r t e d b y t h e e v i d e n c e l e g i s l a t i o n i n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f t h e a p p e l l a n t . T h e r e l e v a n t s e c t i o n s o f t h e l e g i s l a t i o n a r e a s f o l l o E A P W D A c t I n t e r p r e t a t i o n I n t h i s A c t : 1 ( 1 ) " d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e " m e a n s a n a m o u n t f o r s h e l t e r a n d s u p p l e m e n t s ] ; " h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e " m e a n s a n a m o u n t f o r s h e l t e r a n d " r e c i p i e n t " m e a n s t h e p e r s o n i n a f a m i l y u n i t t o o r f o r w h s u p p l e m e n t i s p r o v i d e d u n d e r t h i s A c t f o r t h e u s e o r b e n e f i ( a ) t h e p e r s o n ' s s p o u s e , i f t h e s p o u s e I s a d e p e n d a ( b ) t h e p e r s o n ' s a d u l t d e p e n d a n t s ; D i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e a n d s u p p l e m e n t s 5 . 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 p r o v i d e d i s a I s e l i g i b l e f o r i t . H a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e 6 . ( 1 ) 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 p r o v i d e ( a ) i s e l i g i b l e f o r i t , a n d ( b ) 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 s i s t a n c e . ( 2 ) I f h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e i s r e p a y a b l e , b e f o r e p r o v i d i n g i t t s e c u r i t y f o r r e p a y m e n t . C r i s i s s u p p l e m e n t 5 7 ( 1 ) T h e m i n i s t e r m a y p r o v i d e a c r i s i s s u p p l e m e n t t a s s i s t a n c e o r h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e i f ( a ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t o r a p e r s o n i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t r e q o b t a i n a n I t e m u n e x p e c t e d l y n e e d e d a n d I s u n a b l e t n o r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e f a m i l y u n i t , a n d ( b ) t h e m i n i s t e r c o n s i d e r s t h a t f a i l u r e t o m e e t t h e e ( I ) I m m i n e n t d a n g e r t o t h e p h y s i c a l h e a l t h o ( i i ) r e m o v a l o f a c h i l d u n d e r t h e C h i l d , F a m i l E M T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )A P P E A L # '. s i o n t o d e n y t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s r e q u e s t f o r a c r i s i s n t h e b a s i s t h a t s h e w a s n o t e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e , a s p e r t h e l e g i s l a t e d c r i t e r i a o f E A P W D R s e c t i o n o r w a s a r e a s o n a b l e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e a p p l i c a b l e w s : s u p p o r t p r o v i d e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 5 [ d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e a n d s u p p o r t p r o v i d e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 6 ( 1 ) [ h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e ] ; o m d i s a b i l i t y 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 t o f s o m e o n e I n t h e f a m i l y u n i t , a n d i n c l u d e s n t , a n d b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e o r a s u p p l e m e n t t o o r f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t h a r d s h i p a s s i s t a n c e t o o r f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t h e m i n i s t e r m a y s p e c i f y a n d r e q u i r e a p a r t i c u l a r t y p e o f o o r f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t i s e l i g i b l e f o r d i s a b i l i t y u i r e s t h e s u p p l e m e n t t o m e e t a n u n e x p e c t e d e x p e n s e o r o m e e t t h e e x p e n s e o r o b t a i n t h e i t e m b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e x p e n s e o r o b t a i n t h e I t e m w i l l r e s u l t i n f a n y p e r s o n I n t h e f a m i l y u n i t , o r y a n d
�A P PEA L# Communit y Service Act. (2) A cr i sis supplement may be provided only for the calendar mont h in which the application or request for the su p plement I s ma de. (3) A cr is is supplement may not be p ro vided for the p u rpose of obtaining (a) a su pplement described in Schedule c, or (b) any o ther hea lt h care goods or services. (4) A crisis supplement pr o v ided for food, shelter or c l othing is subjec t to th e following limitations: (a) iffor food, the maxim um amou n t t h a t m ay be p rovi de d in a calendar month is $ 20 fo r each person in the fa mily unit, (b) if for shelter, the max i m u m amou n t that m ay be provided in a c alen d ar mon th is the smaller of ( i) th e famil y uni t's actual shelter co s t, and (ii ) the maximum set out In section 4 of Schedule A or Table 2 of Schedule D, as applicable, for a fami l y unit that ma tches the family unit, and (c) if f o r c l othing , th e amou n t that ma y be provided m ust n o t excee d th e smaller o f (i) $10 0 fo r each person i n the famil y un i t in the 12 cal e nda r mont h p erio d precedin g the date of appl ication for t he cri si s supplem ent, a nd (II) $ 400 f or the fa mily u nit I n t he 12 calend a r month period p r ece din g th e d ate of appl ication for t he crisis s upp l ement. (5) The cum ula t ive am ou nt of cri sis su pp lements that may be prov i d e d to o r for a fam ily unit in a ye ar must n ot ex c eed t he a mou nt cal culated u n der subs ect ion ( 6 ). (6 ) In t he calend a r month in whic h t he app l i c a t i o n o r request for the s uppleme nt Is m ade , the amou n t u nder su bsect io n (5) Is calc u lat ed by m ultiply ing by 2 t he max imum amoun t of disa bi lity a ssi stance o r ha r dsh ip assis tan c e that may be p ro vi ded for the m onth u nder S c hedu l e A or S c he d ule D t o a fami l y un it th at matc hes the fami l y u n it. (7) D e spi te sub sec tio n (4) (b) or (5) or both, a c ri sis supp lemen t may be pr ov ide d t o or for a famil y uni t f or the f o l low i n g: (a) fuel f or heating; (b) fu el f or coo king m e a ls ; (c) water; (d) hydr o. (BC Reg. 13/2003) The panel finds that Section 57(1) of the EAPWDR states that a crisis supple m ent may be provided to or for a family uni t t hat is e l i g i b le f or disability a s sistance o r hardsh ip assist an ce . Through no fault of the appella n t, she became automatically ineligible for assistance for the month o f J u ne 2014 due to a lump sum payment rece i v ed fro m CPP in April 2014, due to a cumulative error by CPP whi c h occurred ove r the cou r se of several years. The amount the appellant received was in excess of her monthly assistance top up, resulting in her ineligibility for disability or hardship assistance for the month of June. If the appellant had corr ectly rec e ived t he a dditional $6.43 e ach m o nth, she would have continued to be eligible for disability or hardship assistance and remained eligible to app l y for a crisis supplement. Conclusion EM T003(10/06/01)
I APPEAL II In conclusion, the panel finds that the ministry's decision to deny the appellant a crisis supplement for outstanding shelter for June, due to her ineligibility to receive disability or hardship assistance during June 2014 as legislated under Section 57(1) of the EAPWDR, was a reasonable application of the legislation in the circumstances of the appellant. The panel thus confirms the ministry's decision. EAAT 003(10/06/01)
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