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APPEAL# I live with their father with whom the appellant does not have a good relationship. For a time she lost her gas service due to an unpaid bill and was without heat and hot water. Consequently her younger children were unable to stay with her. But her gas service has been restored and now her children stay with her some of the time. She works at 2 part-time jobs and was managing fine until she received her outstanding gas bill and incurred moving costs and vehicle repair costs. She is anxious to regain full custody of her children. Prior to the hearing the appellant submitted: • A bank statement dated November 14, 2014 showing payments of $300 and $242.11 to a natural gas supplier. A handwritten comment on the statement reads: "P. S. Now short on renf'. • a 5 page submission which included a handwritten note dated November 28, 2014 which read 'To Whom it May Concern -We (name of appellant's younger daughter) and (name of appellant's son) spend 40% to 50% of time with our Mom (name of appellant). The note was signed by the appellant's younger daughter. Also included were 2 page Student Information Verification Forms for each of the appellant's younger daughter and son. In both of these forms it was indicated that the children live with their mother and not with their father. In addition, both forms listed the comment "Both parents share custody children live with their mother" under "Additional Information". Neither form had a signature under the statement "I certify that the information on this form is correct". At the hearing the appellant explained that she is divorced from her (ex) husband with whom she had 3 children. The eldest is a girl who lives on her own. The appellant had become sick in October 2013 when she had her younger daughter and son living with her. Before becoming sick the appellant had been working at 3 jobs and stated that she had worked as a community support worker for 24 years for a variety of organizations. She stated that she is a strong person who likes to work and doesn't have family to help her. She described herself as an "active person". When she became ill she lost her jobs and was evicted from her place of residence. All her belongings were stolen including her furniture and family photographs, and she was without a home. Consequently, her 2 younger children had to go live with their father with the understanding that they would go back to living with their mother once she was" . . . b ack on her feet". She explained that her children should not be living with their dad since he drinks excessively and doesn't keep track of where the children are and what they are doing. She indicated that her ex husband unplugs the phone and interferes in her efforts to speak with her children when they are staying with him. She has asked the ministry to check on the children but they have not done so. The appellant feels that she was taken advantage of when she became sick and her younger children had to go live with their father. She stated that he has a family with money and he got a lawyer. Consequently he was awarded custody of the two younger children. In August 2014 she moved into subsidized housing and re-applied for employment assistance. She stated that at that time she had been advised by ministry staff that she should apply as a sole recipient and was thereby eligible to receive a support payment of $610 monthly. She encountered expenses associated with her move to her new accommodation and also had costs associated with repairs to her vehicle. After settling in to her new accommodation her children came to live with her and she had to support the cost of feeding three people. Sometimes her elder daughter would also come for meals. She explained that she spoke with a ministry worker about obtaining additional support because she was now responsible for the cost of feeding her children but she was advised that this was not possible because the 2 younger children were not on her file. She is trying to get 3 EAAT 003(10/06/01)
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t h e C h i l d , F a m i l y a n d C o m m u n i t y S e rv i c e A c t . ( 3 ) I f ( a ) a n a p p l i c a t i o n i s m a d e b y a p a r e n t i n g d e p e n d e n w h o i s d e p e n d e n t y o u t h ] o f t h i s r e g u l a t i o n , ( b ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t i s f o u n d e l i g i b l e f o r i n c o m e a s s i s t ( c ) s u p p o r t i s p r o v i d e d f o r t h e p a r e n t i n g d e p e n d e n t u n d e r s e c t i o n 8 ( 2 ) o r 9 3 ( 1 ) ( g ) ( i i ) o f t h e C h i l d , F a m t h e r e s t r i c t i o n i n s u b s e c t i o n ( 2 ) d o e s n o t a p p l y , b u t o t h e r w i s e b e p r o v i d e d t o t h e f a m i l y u n i t i s t o b e r e d M o n t h l y s u p p o r t a l l o w a n c e 2 ( 0 . 1 ) F o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s s e c t i o n : " d e e m e d d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n " , i n r e l a t i o n t o a f a m a r e d e e m e d t o b e d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n u n d e r s u b s e c " m a x i m u m a d j u s t m e n t " , i n r e l a t i o n t o a f a m i l y u n i f o r a c a l e n d a r m o n t h a s t h e n a t i o n a l c h i l d b e n e f i t s u ( a ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t w e r e e n t i t l e d t o r e c e i v e t h e n a t i o n m o n t h , ( b ) t h e i n c o m e o f t h e 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 w e r e z e r o , a n d ( c ) a l l d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n a n d a l l d e e m e d d e p e n d e d e p e n d a n t s w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e I n c o m e T a x A " w a r r a n t " h a s t h e m e a n i n g o f a w a r r a n t i n s e c t i o n a r r e s t w a r r a n t s ] o f t h e A c t . ( 1 ) A m o n t h l y s u p p o rt a l l o w a n c e f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f ( a ) t h e a m o u n t s e t o u t i n C o l u m n 3 o f t h e f o l l o w i n g a p p l i c a n t o r a r e c i p i e n t d e s c r i b e d i n C o l u m n 2 , p l u s ( b ) t h e a m o u n t c a l c u l a t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s u b s e f a m i l y u n i t . I t e m C o l u m n 1 C F a m i l y u n i t c o m p o s i t i o n A g e a p p l i c 1 S o l e a p p l i c a n t / r e c i p i e n t a n d A p p l i c a n t n o d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n 6 5 y e a r s 4 ( 1 ) F o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s s e c t i o n : " fa m i l y u n i t " i n c l u d e s a c h i l d w h o i s n o t a d e p e n d e r e s i d e n c e f o r n o t l e s s t h a n 4 0 % o f e a c h m o n t h , u n d t o i n s e c t i o n 1 ( 2 ) o f t h i s r e g u l a t i o n ; " w a r r a n t " h a s t h e m e a n i n g o f a w a r r a n t i n s e c t i o n 1 a r r e s t w a r r a n t s ] o f t h e A c t . ( 2 ) T h e m o n t h l y s h e l t e r a l l o w a n c e f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t t h e s m a l l e r o f 3 EAA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )A P P E A L # ! t c h i l d u n d e r s e c t i o n 5 ( 4 ) { a p p l i c a t i o n b y p a r e n t a n c e , a n d c h i l d o r h i s o r h e r d e p e n d e n t c h i l d , o r f o r b o t h , i l y a n d C o m m u n i t y S e rv i c e A c t , t h e a m o u n t o f i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e t h a t m a y u c e d b y t h e a m o u n t o f t h a t s u p p o r t . i l y u n i t , m e a n s t h e p e r s o n s i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t w h o t i o n ( 5 ) ; t , m e a n s t h e a m o u n t t h e f a m i l y u n i t w o u l d r e c e i v e p p l e m e n t i f a l c h i l d b e n e f i t s u p p l e m e n t f o r t h e c a l e n d a r f c a l c u l a t i n g t h e n a t i o n a l c h i l d b e n e f i t s u p p l e m e n t , n t c h i l d r e n i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t w e r e q u a l i f i e d c t ( C a n a d a ) ; 1 5 . 2 { c o n s e q u e n c e s i n r e l a t i o n t o o u t s t a n d i n g s e c t i o n 1 ( a ) i s t h e s u m o f t a b l e f o r a f a m i l y u n i t d e s c r i b e d i n C o l u m n 1 o f a n c t i o n s ( 2 ) t o ( 4 ) f o r e a c h d e p e n d e n t c h i l d i n t h e o l u m n 2 C o l u m n 3 o r s t a t u s o f A m o u n t o f s u p p o r t a n t o r r e c i p i e n t / r e c i p i e n t i s u n d e r $ 2 3 5 . 0 0 o f a g e n t c h i l d a n d w h o r e s i d e s i n t h e p a r e n t ' s p l a c e o f e r t h e t e r m s o f a n o r d e r o r a n a g r e e m e n t r e f e r r e d 5 . 2 [ c o n s e q u e n c e s i n r e l a t i o n t o o u t s t a n d i n g o w h i c h s e c t i o n 1 5 . 2 o f t h e A c t d o e s n o t a p p l y i s
( a) the family unit's actual shel ter costs, and (b) the maximum set out in the following t ab l e f or the Col umn 1 Item Family U n it Size 1 1 person Schedule B Net Income Calculation (s e ction 2 Deduction and exemption rule s 1 When ca lcu lating the net income of a family un it for the income assistance] of this regulation, (a ) the f o llow in g are exempt fr o m inc om e: (i) any income ea rne d by a de p e nden t child at tending s ( ii) th e b a si c fa m ily ca re rat e p aid for f oste r hom es; (iii) Repe al ed . [B.C. R eg. 4 8 /201 0 , Sch. 1, s. 1 ( b).] (i v ) a fa mily b onus, except th e portion treated as unearne S ch e du le ; (v) the basic child ta x b e nefit; (vi) a goo ds and servic es ta x cre dit un d er the I n co (v ii) a ta x credi t un der secti on 8 [r efu nd able sal es ta cre di t ] or 8.2 [BC h armonized s ales tax cre d i t] of the I (viii) individual redre ss payments granted by the g ove ance stry; (i x ) indi vid u al pa yme nt s g rante d by the government of P lan to a person i nfected b y the human im mun ode ficiency virus; (x) indi vidual paym en ts g ranted by the governme nt huma n immu nod eficien cy v i rus or to the su r viving spouse (xi) i ndivi dual pay ment s granted b y the g ove r n ment Plan t o thal i domid e vi ctims; (xii) money that is (A) paid or payable to a person if the money is awarded to the person by an adjudicative panel in respect of claims of abuse at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf and drawn from a lump sum settlement paid by th e gover nment of British Columbia, or (B) paid or paya ble to or for a person if the payment is in accord appr oved by the Supreme Court in Action No. C980463, Vancouver Registr (xiii) the BC earned income benefit; (xiv) money paid or payable under the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Set 1999, except money paid or payable under section 4.02 or 6.01 of Schedule that a gr e em e n t; (xv) a rent subsidy provided by the provincial government, or by a council, board, society or governmental agency that administers rent subsidies fr (xvi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 197/2012, Sch. 1, s. 22 (a).] xvii mone aid or a able to a er son in settlement of a cl 3 EAAT 003(10/06/01) APPFAI -JJ. : a pplicable family size : Colum n 2 Maximum Monthly Shelter $3 7 5 8 ( b ) ) purposes of section 28 ( b ) [amo u n t of choo l on a ful l-time ba s i s ; d income under s ection 10 (1) o f this me Tax A ct (C anada ) ; x cred i t ] , 8.1 [ l o w inco me clim ate action t a x ncom e Tax Act ( Briti sh Columbia); r n men t o f C anada to a p e r s o n o f Japane se Canada un der the E xtraor dinary As sis tance of Bri t ish Colum b ia t o a per son infected by the or depe n d ent chil dren o f that p erson; of Canada u nde r th e E xt raor dinar y Assistanc e a nce with the settlement agreement y; t le m e n t Agreement made Jun e 15, A or of Schedule B of o m the provinc ia l government; a i m o f abuse a t an I ndian residentia l
school, except money paid or payable as income repl (xviii) post adoption a s s i sta n ce payments provide d Regulation, B.C. Reg. 291/96; (xix) a rebate of energy or fuel tax provided by the government of Canada, the government C olumbi a , or an ag e ncy of e ither government; (xx) Re pea led. [B.C. Reg . 85/2012 , S c h. 1 , s. 5.] (xxi) p a yments g rante d by the gove r n ment of Briti sh chi ld's kin and other s] of the Child, Famil y and Commun (xxii ) p ayments granted by the g overnment of British Family Developmen t's At Home Pro gram; (xxiii) Rep ea led. [ B . C. Re g . 85 / 2012, Sch. 1 , s. 5.] (xxiv) payments granted by th e government of British Colu section 93 (1 ) (g) (ii ) of the Chil d, Fam ily and Community of a child; (xxv) a loan that is (A) not greater than the amo u nt c ont emplate d by th minister under sec tion 7 7. 2 of this re g ulation, and (B ) rece ived and used fo r th e purpo ses set out in t h (xxvi) payments g r a n te d by the go vernment of B ritish Fam i ly Developm e nt's ( A) A uti sm Funding: U n der Age 6 Program , or (B) Auti s m Fund ing: Ages 6 -18 Program; (x xvi i) t h at p o rtion of the maint enanc e p a i d for a n d p erson aged 19 or ol der under a mainten a n ce or der (xxv iii) paym e nts ma de b y a health a uthority or a cont is a "p erso n with a m ental dis o rder" a s defi ne d in section 1 of the M of s u pporting the r e c ipient in p a rticipating in a vo lu n re habilit a t ion p r ogram; (x xi x) a r efund p r ovi d ed u nder P l an I , "Fair Phar ma un d er t he Co n tin uing Care P rogram s Regula tion, B.C. (xx x) payments p r ovide d by Com muni ty Living BC t the fami ly unit to att end a s e l f-h el p s k il ls program , or by Community Living BC; (xxxi) a Universal Child Care Benefit provided under (xxxii) money paid by the government of Ca nada, u contracted Hepatitis C by receiving blood or blood products in Canada prior 199 0, except money pai d u nd er that agree ment as income repl (xxxi ii) money withdrawn from a registered disability savings plan; (xxxiv) a working income tax benefit provided under the Income Tax Act (Canada); (xxxv) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 180/2010, s. 1 (b).] (xx xvi) the climat e action dividend under section 13.02 of the Inco ( xxxvii) money paid or payable to a person under the Criminal Inj compensation for non-pecu nia ry loss or dam age for pain, humiliation or inconvenience th a t occurred when the pe (xxx viii) money that is paid or payable to or for a person if the payment is in accordance with the set tlem en t agr e ement approved by the Supreme Court in Action No. S024338, Vancouver Registry; (xxx ix ) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children and 3 EAAT 003( 10/06/01) I APPEA L# a ce ment in the settlem ent; under section 28 (1 ) or 30 .1 o f the Adoption of British Col u m bia und er section 8 [ agreement with i ty Service Act, Colu mb ia under the Ministry of Children and mb ia und er an agreemen t referr ed to i n Service Act, for co nt r ibutions to the suppo r t e recip ient' s busine s s plan, accep t e d by t h e e bus iness pl an; Colu mbia under the Minis t ry of C h ildren and passed o n to a perso n with disab i l i ties or a or ag ree ment filed w i th a court; ract or of a heal t h authority to a reci pient, w h o en tal Health Act, fo r t he purp o se teer program or i n a m ental health or addicti o ns C are", of the Ph arm aCa re p rog r am es tabl ish ed Reg. 146/ 9 5; o ass ist w ith travel expen ses for a recipi en t in a supp o rted w o rk pl a cem ent pr o gram, approved the Universal Child Care Benefit Act (Canada); n der a settlement agreement, to persons who t o 1 986 or a f te r J u ly 1 , ac em en t ; m e Tax Act; ury C om pen s ation Act a s suffering mental or emotional t r au ma , rson was under 19 yea rs of age;
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( 2 ) I f a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e ( p a r t 2 ) f o m a y n o t c l a i m a n e x e m p t i o n u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n i n r e f a m i l y u n i t b e c o m e s e l i g i b l e f o r i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e u d i s a b i l i t y a s s i s t a n c e u n d e r t h e E m p l o y m e n t a n d A s s c a l e n d a r m o n t h i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g t h a t f i r s t c a l e ( 3 ) U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e d u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 4 ) u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 6 ) ( a ) i s e x e m p t f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t ( 4 ) T h e a m o u n t o f e a r n e d i n c o m e c a l c u l a t e d u n d e r ( a ) t h e fa m i l y u n i t i n c l u d e s a s o l e r e c i p i e n t w h o ( i ) h a s a d e p e n d e n t c h i l d , o r ( i i ) h a s i n h i s o r h e r c a r e a f o s t e r c h i l d , a n d ( b ) t h e c h i l d h a s a p h y s i c a l o r m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n t h a t , 3 E AA T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )I A P P E A L # g r a m ; C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n a n d n t p r o g r a m ; h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e M i n i s t r y o f C h i l d r e n a n d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m ; a b l i s h e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , e r i n r e l a t i o n t o r e c o m m e n d a t i o n 3 . 2 o f t h e f i n a l ; s h C o l u m b i a u n d e r t h e T e m p o r a r y E d u c a t i o n e d o r s e t o f f f r o m i n c o m e i s c o n s i d e r e d t o b e t i o n s 2 a n d 6 o f t h i s S c h e d u l e , d e d u c t i o n s p e r m i t t e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 2 a n d a n y f t h i s S c h e d u l e , a n d e d e d u c t i o n s p e r m i t t e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 6 a n d a n y h e d u l e . e a r e t h e f o l l o w i n g : n d b o a r d t o a p e r s o n a t t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s o r g c o s t s o f p r o v i d i n g t h e r o o m a n d b o a r d ; c o m m o n t o a n d p a r t o f t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s o r t r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e r e n t a l o f t h e r o o m s . d i n c o m e c a l c u l a t e d u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( 6 ) i s r m i s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e m i n i s t e r , t h e f a m i l y u n i t l a t i o n t o t h e f i r s t c a l e n d a r m o n t h f o r w h i c h t h e n l e s s a m e m b e r o f t h e f a m i l y u n i t r e c e i v e d 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 il i t i e s A c t f o r t h e n d a r m o n t h . o r ( 5 ) , t h e a m o u n t o f e a r n e d i n c o m e c a l c u l a t e d h a t q u a l i f i e s u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n . s u b s e c t i o n ( 6 ) ( b ) i s e x e m p t f o r t h e f a m i l y u n i t i f i n t h e m i n i s t e r ' s o p i n i o n , p r e c l u d e s t h e s o l e
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( 5 ) T h e a m o u n t o f e a r n e d i n c o m e c a l c u l a t e d u n d e r a n y p e r s o n i n t h e f a m i l y u n i t i s a p e r s o n w h o h a s p ( 6 ) T h e e x e m p t a m o u n t f o r a f a m i l y u n i t t h a t q u a l i f i e ( a ) i n t h e c a s e o f a f a m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t i o n ( l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 2 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m e i n t h e c a l e ( b ) i n t h e c a s e o f a fa m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t i o n ( l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 3 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m e i n t h e c a l e ( c ) i n t h e c a s e o f a f a m i l y u n i t t o w h i c h s u b s e c t i o n ( l e s s e r o f ( i ) $ 5 0 0 , a n d ( i i ) t h e f a m i l y u n i t ' s t o t a l e a r n e d i n c o m e i n t h e c a l e T h e a p p e l l a n t ' s p o s i t i o n i s t h a t s h e n e e d s t h e i n c o m h a s i n c u r r e d e x p e n s e s f o r h e r r e c e n t m o v e a n d f o r y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n l i v i n g w i t h h e r a n d t h i s r e s u l t s i n a t h e m . S i n c e t h e i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e s h e r e c e i v e s i s d o e s n o t h a v e e n o u g h m o n e y t o c o v e r h e r l i v i n g e x c h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e a d d e d t o h e r f i l e a n d t h i s w o u l d a s s i s t a n c e b e i n g a v a i l a b l e t o h e r . T h e m i n i s t r y ' s p o s i t i o n i s t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s i n c o m a m o u n t o f i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e t o w h i c h t h e a p p e l l a n c h o i c e b u t 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 w a s n o t e N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 4 i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h E A R s e c t i o n 1 0 f a t h e r h a s c u s t o d y o f t h e tw o y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n a n d a p p e l l a n t ' s f i l e u n t i l t h e m i n i s t r y r e c e i v e s l e g a l d o c u c u s t o d y o f t h e t w o y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n . P a n e l D e c i s i o n T h e p a n e l n o t e d t h a t n e i t h e r p a r t y d i s p u t e d t h e f a c t o f S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 w a s $ 9 5 6 . 0 9 . S o t h e i s s u e w a s a p p e l l a n t e n t i t l e d t o r e c e i v e . T h e a p p e l l a n t c l a i m e d t h e r e f o r e s h o u l d b e o n h e r f i l e . B u t t h e p a n e l n o t e d m o s t r e c e n t c o u r t o r d e r a w a r d e d c u s t o d y o f h e r t w o a c c e p t s t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s t e s t i m o n y t h a t t h e c h i l d r e n a t h e m i n i s t r y r e a s o n a b l y d e t e r m i n e d t h a t t h e c h i l d r e n t h e c h i l d r e n ' s f a t h e r h a s b e e n a w a r d e d c u s t o d y . A c r e a s o n a b l 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 w a s e l i g i b p e r s o n w i t h n o d e p e n d a n t s . 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T h e p a n e l r e c u r r e n t l y l i v i n g w i t h h e r b u t t h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t c o u l d n o t b e a d d e d t o t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s f i l e s i n c e c o r d i n g l y , t h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t t h e m i n i s t r y l e t o r e c e i v e i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e a s a s i n g l e i d e r a t i o n D e c i s i o n t h i s r e s u l t s i n t h e a p p e l l a n t 1 0 . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e m i n i s t r y a l l o w s a n a d d i t i o n a l o n 3 ( 6 ) _ ( a l o f S c h e d u l e B o f t h e E A R . S i n c e t h e
APPEAL# I appellant's income for September 2014 ($956.09) exceeds the appellant's income assistance together with the exemption ($610+$200= $810) the panel concluded that the ministry reasonably determined that the appellant was not eligible to receive the November 2014 income assistance. Having reviewed and considered all of the evidence and the relevant legislation, the panel finds that the ministry's decision that the appellant was not eligible for income assistance for November 2014 was a reasonable application of the legislation in the circumstances of the appellant. The panel therefore confirms the ministry decision. 3 EAAT 003(10/06/01)
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