Part C – Decision Under Appeal
Part D – Relevant Legislation
EAAT003 (17/08/21) 2
Part E – Summary of Facts
EAAT003 (17/08/21) 3
EAAT003 (17/08/21) 4
Part F – Reasons for Panel Decision
EAAT003 (17/08/21) 5
EAAT003 (17/08/21) 6
Income assistance and supplements 4 Subject to the regulations, the minister may provide income assistance or a supplement to or for a family unit that is eligible for it.
Part 1 — Interpretation
Definition “unearned income" means any income that is not earned income, and includes, without limitation, money or value received from any of the following:… (f)any type or class of Canada Pension Plan benefits;
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.
Crisis supplement 59 (1)The minister may provide a crisis supplement to or for a family unit that is eligible for income assistance… if (a)the family unit or a person in the family unit requires the supplement to meet an unexpected expense or obtain an item unexpectedly needed and is unable to meet the expense or obtain the item because there are no resources available to the family unit, and (b)the minister considers that failure to meet the expense or obtain the item will result in (i)imminent danger to the physical health of any person in the family unit … (2)A crisis supplement may be provided only for the calendar month in which the application or request for the supplement is made… (4)A crisis supplement provided for food, shelter or clothing is subject to the following limitations:… (c)if for clothing, the amount that may be provided must not exceed the smaller of (i)$100 for each person in the family unit in the 12 calendar month period preceding the date of application for the crisis supplement, and (ii)$400 for the family unit in the 12 calendar month period preceding the date of application for the crisis supplement.
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Part G Order The panel decision is: (Check one)
APPEAL NUMBER 2023-0367
Unanimous
By Majority
The Panel Confirms the Ministry Decision Rescinds the Ministry Decision If the ministry decision is rescinded, is the panel decision referred back to the Minister for a decision as to amount? Yes No Legislative Authority for the Decision:
Section 24(1)(a) Section 24(2)(a)
or Section 24(1)(b) or Section 24(2)(b)
Part H Signatures
Print Name Connie Simonsen
Signature of Chair
Date (Year/Month/Day)
Print Name Bill Haire
Signature of Member
Date (Year/Month/Day) 2024/01/13
Print Name Carmen Pickering
Signature of Member
EAAT003 (17/08/21)
Date (Year/Month/Day) 202 4 / 01/13
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