PART C – DECISION UNDER APPEAL
The decision under appeal is the reconsideration decision of the Ministry of Social Development and
Poverty Reduction (ministry) dated 7 December 2017, which determined that the appellant is not
eligible for income assistance under section 10 of the Employment and Assistance Regulation (EAR)
for the month of December 2017. The ministry determined that the appellant was ineligible because he
received unearned income of $3308 in the form of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits which,
according to section 28 of the EAR, must be deducted from the monthly shelter/support allowances of
$710.00 that the appellant’s family unit is eligible for under EAR Schedule A.
PART D – RELEVANT LEGISLATION
Employment and Assistance Regulation, section 1
Employment and Assistance Regulation, section 10
Employment and Assistance Regulation, section 28
Employment and Assistance Regulation, section 33
Employment and Assistance Regulation, Schedule A, sections 2 and 4
Employment and Assistance Regulation, Schedule B, sections 1, 6 and 7
PART E – SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant did not attend the hearing at the scheduled date and time. After verifying that the appellant
had been notified of hearing, the hearing proceeded under section 86(b) of the EAR.
Information before the ministry at reconsideration included the following:
The appellant is a sole recipient of income assistance;
A sole recipient is eligible for shelter ($375) and income ($335) support of $710;
On 9 November 2017, a ministry worker confirmed that the appellant was in receipt of EI benefits;
On 27 November 2017 the ministry determined that the appellant was not eligible for December
income assistance due to an EI payment on 30 October 2017;
Appellant’s banks statement (30 Sept. – 9 Nov. 2017) showing a deport of $3308 on 30 October
2017;
Completed Service Canada Medical Certificate;
Service Canada Account History of Payments;
Undated first page (page 1 of 2) from a Service Canada letter to the appellant denying his
application for regular EI benefits; and
Undated EI benefit statement for the week starting 1 October 2017 (2 copies) showing a weekly
benefits rate of $375 with a federal tax deduction of $19 and a total amount of $356.
Request for Reconsideration
In the Request for Reconsideration dated 29 November 2017, the appellant wrote that on 30 October
2017 he received a lump sum of $3299.83 from EI benefits. He stated that $400 was taken right away by
Visa, he paid rent and returned $1500 he had borrowed from people who helped him when he was not
receiving any money. He stated that he does not have any way to pay for rent and food from now on.
Information provided on appeal:
Notice of Appeal
In the Notice of Appeal dated 10 December 2017, the appellant gave as reasons for appeal: I tried to get
an EI claim from June 30 to Oct. 5 and I had no means of survival and I became homeless cause of not
having funds, they finally gave me a lump sum of $3308 and I had taken on a lot of debt due to the
needs to live, eat and pay for necessities and all my money got paid back to shelter owing debt and
people cause I had to live.
Email
In an email dated 11 December 2017, the appellant wrote: This is my service request for some help that I
am in some need and help for Reconsideration of my finds and case. I find it unfair that money I was
entitled to between June 30 to October 5 is being used against me cause how long it took to process by
Ei and hoops I had to jump through to get it is being used to deny me funds in November when I got
back pay and I had to pay most of it back as need of means to survive earlier with the debt I took on to
eat, pay for shelter and move to get food or do anything in general.
Hearing Submissions
Appellant
The appellant did not attend the hearing.
Ministry
The ministry relied on the reconsideration decision.
Admissibility
The panel has determined that the information provided by the appellant in the Notice of Appeal and 11
December email consist of argument and will be considered on that basis. As such, the panel finds that
there is no information before it that requires an admissibility determination in accordance with section
22(4) of the Employment and Assistance Act.
PART F – REASONS FOR PANEL DECISION
The issue in this appeal is whether the ministry’s determination, that the appellant was not eligible for
income assistance for the month of December 2017 because he received unearned income of $3308
that must be deducted from the monthly shelter/support allowance that the family unit is eligible for in
accordance with section 28 of the EAR, is reasonably supported by the evidence or is a reasonable
application of the legislation in the circumstances of the appellant.
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
EAR:
Definitions
1 (1) In this regulation:
…
"unearned income" means any income that is not earned income, and includes, without limitation,
money or value received from any of the following:
(a) money, annuities, stocks, bonds, shares, and interest bearing accounts or properties;
(b) cooperative associations as defined in the Real Estate Development Marketing Act;
(c) war disability pensions, military pensions and war veterans' allowances;
(d) insurance benefits, except insurance paid as compensation for a destroyed asset;
(e) superannuation benefits;
(f) any type or class of Canada Pension Plan benefits;
(g) employment insurance;
(h) union or lodge benefits;
(i) financial assistance provided under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with
Disabilities Act or provided by another province or jurisdiction;
(j) workers' compensation benefits and disability payments or pensions;
(k) surviving spouses' or orphans' allowances;
(l) a trust or inheritance;
(m) rental of tools, vehicles or equipment;
(n) rental of land, self-contained suites or other property except the place of residence of an
applicant or recipient;
(o) interest earned on a mortgage or agreement for sale;
(p) maintenance under a court order, a separation agreement or other agreement;
(q) education or training allowances, grants, loans, bursaries or scholarships;
(r) a lottery or a game of chance;
(s) awards of compensation under the Criminal Injury Compensation Act or awards of benefits
under the Crime Victim Assistance Act, other than an award paid for repair or replacement of
damaged or destroyed property;
(t) any other financial awards or compensation;
(u) Federal Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments;
(v) financial contributions made by a sponsor pursuant to an undertaking given for the
purposes of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act(Canada) or the Immigration
Act (Canada);
(w) tax refunds;
(x) gifts of money, annuities, stocks, bonds, shares, and interest bearing accounts or
properties;
(y) gifts in the form of payment by another person of a debt or obligation;
Limits on income
10 (1) For the purposes of the Act and this regulation, "income", in relation to a family unit, includes an
amount garnished, attached, seized, deducted or set off from the income of an applicant, a
recipient or a dependant.
(2) A family unit is not eligible for income assistance if the net income of the family unit
determined under Schedule B equals or exceeds the amount of income assistance determined
under Schedule A for a family unit matching that family unit.
Amount of income assistance
28 Income assistance may be provided to or for a family unit, for a calendar month, in an amount that is
not more than
(a) the amount determined under Schedule A, minus
(b) the family unit's net income determined under Schedule B.
Monthly reporting requirement
33 (1) For the purposes of section 11 (1) (a) [reporting obligations] of the Act,
(a) the report must be submitted by the 5th day of each calendar month, and
(b) the information required is all of the following, as requested in the monthly report form
prescribed under the Forms Regulation, B.C. Reg. 95/2012:
(i) whether the family unit requires further assistance;
(ii) changes in the family unit's assets;
(iii) all income received by the family unit and the source of that income;
(iv) the employment and educational circumstances of recipients in the family unit;
(v) changes in family unit membership or the marital status of a recipient;
(vi) any warrants as described in section 15.2 (1) of the Act.
(2) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 48/2010, Sch. 1, s. 1 (b).]
Schedule A
Maximum amount of income assistance before deduction of net income
1 (11 (1) Subject to this section and sections 3 and 6 to 10 of this Schedule, the amount of income assistance
referred to in section 28 (a) [amount of income assistance] of this regulation is the sum of
(a) the monthly support allowance under section 2 of this Schedule for a family unit matching the
family unit of the applicant or recipient, plus
(b) the shelter allowance calculated under sections 4 and 5 of this Schedule.
(2) Despite subsection (1) but subject to subsection (3), income assistance may not be provided in
respect of a dependent child if support for that child is provided under section 8 (2) or 93 (1) (g) (ii) of
the Child, Family and Community Service Act.
(3) If
(a) an application is made by a parenting dependent child under section 5 (4) [application by
parent who is dependent youth] of this regulation,
(b) the family unit is found eligible for income assistance, and
(c) support is provided for the parenting dependent child or his or her dependent child, or for both,
under section 8 (2) or 93 (1) (g) (ii) of the Child, Family and Community Service Act,
the restriction in subsection (2) does not apply, but the amount of income assistance that may otherwise
be provided to the family unit is to be reduced by the amount of that support.
Monthly support allowance
2 (02 (0.1) For the purposes of this section:
"deemed dependent children", in relation to a family unit, means the persons in the family unit who
are deemed to be dependent children under subsection (5);
"warrant" has the meaning of a warrant in section 15.2 [consequences in relation to outstanding arrest
warrants] of the Act.
(1) A monthly support allowance for the purpose of section 1 (a) is the sum of
(a) the amount set out in Column 3 of the following table for a family unit described in Column 1
of an applicant or a recipient described in Column 2, plus
(b) the amount calculated in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) for each dependent child in
the family unit.
Item
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Family unit composition
Age or status of applicant or
Amount of support
recipient
1
Sole applicant/recipient and no
Applicant/recipient is under 65
$335.00
dependent children
years of age
Monthly shelter allowance
4 (1) For the purposes of this section:
"family unit" includes a child who is not a dependent child and who resides in the parent's
place of residence for not less than 40% of each month, under the terms of an order or an
agreement referred to in section 1 (2) of this regulation;
"warrant" has the meaning of a warrant in section 15.2 [consequences in relation to
outstanding arrest warrants] of the Act.
(2) The monthly shelter allowance for a family unit to which section 15.2 of the Act does not apply is
the smaller of
(a) the family unit's actual shelter costs, and
(b) the maximum set out in the following table for the applicable family size:
Item
Column 1
Column 2
Family Unit Size
Maximum Monthly Shelter
1
1 person
$375
2
2 persons
$570
3
3 persons
$660
4
4 persons
$700
5
5 persons
$750
6
6 persons
$785
7
7 persons
$820
8
8 persons
$855
9
9 persons
$890
10
10 persons
$925
Schedule B
Net Income Calculation
(section 28 (b) )
Deduction and exemption rules
1 When calculating the net income of a family unit for the purposes of section 28 (b) [amount of income
assistance] of this regulation,
(a) the following are exempt from income:
(i) any income earned by a dependent child attending school on a full-time basis;
(ii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 96/2017, App. 1, s. 2 (a).]
(iii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 48/2010, Sch. 1, s. 1 (b).]
(iv) a family bonus, except the portion treated as unearned income under section 10 (1) of this
Schedule;
(iv.1) the Canada child benefit, except the portion treated as unearned income under section 10
(1) of this Schedule;
(v) the basic child tax benefit;
(vi) a goods and services tax credit under the Income Tax Act (Canada);
(vii) a tax credit under section 8 [refundable sales tax credit], 8.1 [low income climate action tax
credit] or 8.2 [BC harmonized sales tax credit] of the Income Tax Act (British Columbia);
(viii) individual redress payments granted by the government of Canada to a person of Japanese
ancestry;
(ix) individual payments granted by the government of Canada under the Extraordinary
Assistance Plan to a person infected by the human immunodeficiency virus;
(x) individual payments granted by the government of British Columbia to a person infected by
the human immunodeficiency virus or to the surviving spouse or dependent children of that
person;
(xi) individual payments granted by the government of Canada under the Extraordinary
Assistance Plan to thalidomide victims;
(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 the government of British Columbia, or
(B) 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. C980463, Vancouver Registry;
(xiii) the BC earned income benefit;
(xiv) money paid or payable under the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement made June
15, 1999, except money paid or payable under section 4.02 or 6.01 of Schedule A or of Schedule
B of that agreement;
(xv) a rent subsidy provided by the provincial government, or by a council, board, society or
governmental agency that administers rent subsidies from the provincial government;
(xvi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 197/2012, Sch. 1, s. 22 (a).]
(xvii) money paid or payable to a person in settlement of a claim of abuse at an Indian residential
school, except money paid or payable as income replacement in the settlement;
(xviii) post adoption assistance payments provided under section 28 (1) or 30.1 of the Adoption
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 either government;
(xx) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 85/2012, Sch. 1, s. 5.]
(xxi) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under section 8 [agreement with
child's kin and others] of the Child, Family and Community Service Act;
(xxii) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children and
Family Development's At Home Program;
(xxiii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 85/2012, Sch. 1, s. 5.]
(xxiv) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under an agreement referred to in
section 93 (1) (g) (ii) of the Child, Family and Community Service Act, for contributions to the
support of a child;
(xxv) a loan that is
(A) not greater than the amount contemplated by the recipient's business plan, accepted
by the minister under section 77.2 of this regulation, and
(B) received and used for the purposes set out in the business plan;
(xxvi) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children
and Family Development's
(A) Autism Funding: Under Age 6 Program, or
(B) Autism Funding: Ages 6 — 18 Program;
(xxvii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 148/2015, App. 1, s. 1 (a).]
(xxviii) payments made by a health authority or a contractor of a health authority to a recipient,
who is a "person with a mental disorder" as defined in section 1 of the Mental Health Act, for the
purpose of supporting the recipient in participating in a volunteer program or in a mental health or
addictions rehabilitation program;
(xxix) a refund provided under Plan I as established under the Drug Plans Regulation;
(xxx) payments provided by Community Living BC to assist with travel expenses for a recipient in
the family unit to attend a self-help skills program, or a supported work placement program,
approved by Community Living BC;
(xxxi) a Universal Child Care Benefit provided under the Universal Child Care Benefit
Act (Canada);
(xxxii) money paid by the government of Canada, under a settlement agreement, to persons who
contracted Hepatitis C by receiving blood or blood products in Canada prior to 1986 or after July
1, 1990, except money paid under that agreement as income replacement;
(xxxiii) 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).]
(xxxvi) the climate action dividend under section 13.02 of the Income Tax Act;
(xxxvii) money paid or payable to a person under the Criminal Injury Compensation Act as
compensation for non-pecuniary loss or damage for pain, suffering mental or emotional trauma,
humiliation or inconvenience that occurred when the person was under 19 years of age;
(xxxviii) 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;
(xxxix) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children
and Family Development's Family Support Services program;
(xl) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children and
Family Development's Supported Child Development program;
(xli) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Ministry of Children and
Family Development's Aboriginal Supported Child Development program;
(xlii) money paid or payable from a fund that is established by the government of British
Columbia, the government of Canada and the City of Vancouver in relation to recommendation
3.2 of the final report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry;
(xliii) payments granted by the government of British Columbia under the Temporary Education
Support for Parents program;
(xliv) a BC early childhood tax benefit;
(xlv) child support;
(xlvi) orphan's benefits under the Canada Pension Plan Act (Canada);
(xlvii) gifts, other than recurring gifts;
(xlviii) compensation paid or payable under section 17 [compensation in fatal cases] or
18 [addition to payments] of the Workers Compensation Act to a dependant, as defined in section
1 of that Act, who is a child, as defined in section 17 of that Act;
(xlix) money that is paid or payable by or for Community Living BC to or for a person if the
payment is in accordance with an award in a legal proceeding or with a settlement agreement in
respect of a claim for injury, loss or damage caused by Community Living BC, an employee of
Community Living BC or a person retained under a contract to perform services for Community
Living BC;
(l) money that is paid or payable by the government of British Columbia to or for a person if the
payment is in accordance with an award in a legal proceeding or with a settlement agreement in
respect of a claim for injury, loss or damage caused by the minister, the ministry, an employee of
the ministry or a person retained under a contract to perform services for the ministry;
(li) a disabled contributor's child's benefit paid or payable under the Canada Pension Plan;
(lii) payments granted under an agreement referred to in section 94 of the Child, Family and
Community Service Act;
(liii) money that is paid or payable, in respect of a child, from property that comes into the control
of, or is held by, the Public Guardian and Trustee;
(liv) money that is paid or payable from a settlement in respect of Treaty No. 8 agricultural
benefits,
(b) any amount garnished, attached, seized, deducted or set off from income is considered to be income,
except the deductions permitted under sections 2 and 6 of this Schedule,
(c) all earned income must be included, except the deductions permitted under section 2 and any earned
income exempted under sections 3 and 4 of this Schedule, and
(d) all unearned income must be included, except the deductions permitted under section 6 and any
income exempted under sections 7 and 8 of this Schedule.
Deductions from unearned income
6 The only deductions permitted from unearned income are the following:
(a) any income tax deducted at source from employment insurance benefits;
(b) essential operating costs of renting self-contained suites.
Exemptions — unearned income
7 (0.1) In this section:
"disability-related cost" means a disability-related cost referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of
the definition of disability-related cost in section 13 (1) [assets held in trust for person receiving
special care] of this regulation;
"disability-related cost to promote independence" means a disability-related cost referred to in
paragraph (d) of the definition of disability-related cost in section 13 (1) of this regulation;
"intended registered disability savings plan or trust", in relation to a person referred to in
section 13.1 (2) [temporary exemption of assets for person applying for disability designation or
receiving special care] of this regulation, means an asset, received by the person, to which the
exemption under that section applies;
"structured settlement annuity payment" means a payment referred to in subsection (2) (b) (iii)
made under the annuity contract referred to in that subsection.
(1) The following unearned income is exempt:
(a) the portion of interest from a mortgage on, or agreement for sale of, the family unit's
previous place of residence if the interest is required for the amount owing on the
purchase or rental of the family unit's current place of residence;
(b) $50 of each monthly Federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits paid to any
person in the family unit;
(c) a criminal injury compensation award or other award, except the amount that would
cause the family unit's assets to exceed, at the time the award is received, the limit
applicable under section 11 [asset limits] of this regulation;
(d) a payment made from a trust to or on behalf of a person referred to in section 13
(2) [assets held in trust for person receiving special care] of this regulation if the payment
is applied exclusively to or used exclusively for
(i) disability-related costs,
(ii) the acquisition of a family unit's place of residence,
(iii) a registered education savings plan, or
(iv) a registered disability savings plan;
(d.1) subject to subsection (2), a structured settlement annuity payment made to a person
referred to in section 13 (2) (a) of this regulation if the payment is applied exclusively to or
used exclusively for an item referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph
(d) of this subsection;
(d.2) money expended by a person referred to in section 13.1 (2) [temporary exemption
of assets for person applying for disability designation or receiving special care] of this
regulation from an intended registered disability savings plan or trust if the money is
applied exclusively to or used exclusively for disability-related costs;
(d.3) any of the following if applied exclusively to or used exclusively for disability-related
costs to promote independence:
(i) a payment made from a trust to or on behalf of a person referred to in section
13 (2) of this regulation;
(ii) a structured settlement annuity payment that, subject to subsection (2), is
made to a person referred to in section 13 (2) (a) of this regulation;
(iii) money expended by a person referred to in section 13.1 (2) of this regulation
from an intended registered disability savings plan or trust;
(e) the portion of Canada Pension Plan Benefits that is calculated by the formula (A-B) x
C, where
A = the gross monthly amount of Canada Pension Plan Benefits received by an
applicant or recipient;
B = (i) in respect of a family unit comprised of a sole applicant or a sole recipient
with no dependent children, 1/12 of the amount determined under section 118 (1)
(c) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) as adjusted under section 117.1 of that Act, or
(ii) in respect of any other family unit, the amount under subparagraph (i), plus
1/12 of the amount resulting from the calculation under section 118 (1) (a) (ii) of
the Income Tax Act (Canada) as adjusted under section 117.1 of that Act;
C = the sum of the percentages of taxable amounts set out under section 117 (2)
(a) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and section 4.1 (1) (a) of the Income Tax Act;
(f) a tax refund;
(g) a benefit paid under section 22, 23 or 23.2 of the Employment Insurance
Act (Canada) to any person in the family unit.
(2) Subsection (1) (d.1) and (d.3) (ii) applies in respect of a person only if
(a) the person has entered into a settlement agreement with the defendant in relation to a
claim for damages in respect of personal injury or death, and
(b) the settlement agreement requires the defendant to
(i) make periodic payments to the person for a fixed term or the life of the person,
(ii) purchase a single premium annuity contract that
(A) is not assignable, commutable or transferable, and
(B) is designed to produce payments equal to the amounts, and at the
times, specified in the settlement agreement,
(iii) make an irrevocable direction to the issuer of the annuity contract to make all
payments under that annuity contract directly to the person, and
(iv) remain liable to make the payments required by the settlement agreement.
(2.1) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 204/2015, App. 1, s. 4 (b).]
(3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 197/2012, Sch. 1, s. 24 (f).]
In the reconsideration decision, the ministry determined that the appellant was not eligible for December
2017 assistance. In reaching this conclusion the ministry noted that the EI benefits received by the
appellant are defined “unearned income” in the EAR at section 1 and determined that it would treat the
EI benefits as unearned income. The ministry noted that the EAR, at section 28, specifies that the
amount of assistance is determined by deducting the amount of income, calculated in accordance with
Schedule B, from the allowance for shelter, support and transportation, calculated in accordance with
Schedule A. The ministry determined that the shelter/support allowance for which a sole recipient is
eligible is $710. The ministry then considered the exemptions and deductions set out in Schedule B of
the EAR at sections 1, 6 and 7 and determined that EI benefits are not a type of unearned income that
may be exempted or deducted. The ministry concluded that the entire amount of EI benefits received by
the appellant must be deducted. The ministry then considered the application of section 10 of the EAR
and concluded that, because the appellant’s income ($3308) exceeded the shelter/support allowance for
which he was eligible, he was not eligible for assistance. The ministry also noted that the legislation
requires reporting of income is required by the 5
th
day of the month following the month in which the
income is received and then applied to the calculation of assistance in the month following which the
income is reported. In the appellant’s situation, the ministry noted that the income was received in
October 2017, reported in November 2017 and applied to the calculation of December 2017 assistance
resulting in the appellant’s ineligibility for December 2017 assistance.
The appellant argues that he has had to use most (or all) of the $3308 in EI benefits he received to pay
back debt he had taken on to pay for shelter, food and necessities while waiting for his claim to be
approved. He argues that it is unfair that money he was entitled to between June 30 and October 5 is
being used to deny him funds in November. He also argued at reconsideration that he has no way to pay
for rent and food going forward.
The panel notes that the appellant has not challenged any of the ministry’s findings or conclusions in
determining that he is not eligible for December 2017 assistance but argues that it is unfair. The panel
notes that the legislation is very clear that EI benefits are unearned income under section 1 of the EAR
that is not subject to exemption or deduction in Schedule B. There is no discretion in the legislation as to
this characterization and the panel finds the ministry’s conclusions to be a reasonable application of the
legislation. Furthermore, the panel finds that the legislation at section 10 and 28 is very clearly in
specifying that income assistance may be provided in an amount that is not more than the amount for
which the family unit is eligible minus the family unit’s net income and where the income amount exceeds
the eligibility amount, the family unit is not eligible for income assistance. The ministry has determined
eligibility to be $710 and income to be $3308; this determination is supported by the information in the
bank statement and Service Canada record and is not disputed by the appellant. The panel finds the
evidence reasonably supports the ministry’s conclusion that the appellant’s income exceeds his eligibility
amount. As well, the panel finds the ministry’s resulting conclusion that he was not eligible for December
2017 assistance is a reasonable application of the legislation. Despite the appellant’s arguments about
unfairness, the panel finds that the ministry’s decision that the appellant was not eligible for December
2017 assistance is a reasonable application of the legislation in the appellant’s circumstances and is
reasonably supported by the evidence.
Conclusion
The panel finds that the ministry’s reconsideration decision, determining that the appellant was not
eligible for December 2017 assistance, was a reasonable application of the legislation in the
circumstances of the appellant and reasonably supported by the evidence. The panel confirms the
ministry’s reconsideration decision. The appellant is not successful on appeal.
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