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Newfoundland Regulation 1997 Social Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Filed April
1, 1997) Under the
authority of section 30 of the Social
Assistance Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following
regulations. Dated at Wayne
Green REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.2
Amdt. 2. S.6
Amdt. 3. S.11
Amdt. 4. S.12
Amdt. 5. S.22
R&S 6. S.23
R&S CNR 1027/97 1. (1) Section 2 of the Social Assistance Regulations is amended by adding after paragraph
2(d) the following: (d.1) "employable
single parent family" means a family where the single parent is
able-bodied and has no children under the age of 2 years; (2) Subparagraph
2(i)(iii) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (iii) in the case of a family of 2 or more persons that has been granted
social assistance for a reason other than unemployment and in the case of an
employable single parent family, 50% of all allowable income over $30 a month
and 100% of all allowable income over $200 a month, (3) Subparagraph
2(i)(v) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (v) in the case of a family of 2 or more person whose only claim to
social assistance is unemployment excluding the case of an employable single
parent family, 50% of all allowable income up to $200 a month and 100% of all
allowable income over $200 a month, (4) Paragraph
2(i) of the regulations is amended by deleting the semi-colon and the word
"and" at the end of subparagraph (xiii) and substituting a comma and
by adding immediately after subparagraph (xiii) the following: (xiv) payments received under the Canada-Newfoundland Student Loan
Program and designated for living expenses, (5) Subsection
(4) comes into force on 2. (1) Subparagraphs 6(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of the
regulations are repealed and the following substituted: (i) in respect of an adult, up to $149, (ii) in respect of a family, up to $372, and (iii) where an adult remains alone in his or her home and where the adult
was in receipt of social assistance in accordance with subparagraph (ii) for a
period of at least 6 months prior to the adult being alone, in respect of the
adult, up to $372; (2) Paragraph
6(1)(h) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (h) for
fuel to an adult or family residing in (3) Paragraph
6(1)(i) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (i) for fuel to an adult or family residing on the island portion of
the province the amount of $25; (4) Subsection
6(3) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (3) With
regard to rent, (a) where
an adult lives alone in a rented room or apartment, the maximum monthly social
assistance that may be granted by an officer of the department is $149 except
where the adult is renting from a relative (which in this subsection means a
parent, a grandparent, a child or a grandchild of a recipient) in which case
the maximum monthly social assistance that may be granted is $100; (b) where
a family lives alone in a rented room or apartment, the maximum monthly social
assistance that may be granted by an officer of the department is $372 except
where the family is renting from a relative in which case the maximum monthly
social assistance that may be granted is $225; and (c) notwithstanding
paragraph (a), where an adult remains alone in a rented room or apartment and
where the adult was in receipt of social assistance in accordance with
paragraph (b) for a period of at least 6 months prior to the adult being alone,
in respect of the adult, the maximum monthly social assistance that may be
granted is the rate specified in paragraph (b). (5) Subsections
(2) and (3) come into force on 3. Section 11 of the regulations is amended by
adding after subsection (2) the following: (2.1) Notwithstanding
subsection 11(2), where a single able-bodied adult under the age of 21 years is
applying for board and lodging, clothing and personal care and where the adult
is boarding with a relative, the financial resources of the applicant's parents
shall be considered in determining the amount of social assistance to be
granted. 4. (1) Paragraph 12(1)(a) of the regulations is
amended by striking out the amount "$2,500" and substituting the
amount "$1,500". (2) Paragraph
12(1)(b) of the regulations is amended by striking out the amount
"$5,000" and substituting the amount "$2,500". 5. Section 22 of the regulations is repealed and
the following substituted: Evidence required 22. Social
assistance shall not be granted to a person on behalf of himself or herself or
on behalf of a family unless that person (a) produces
for an officer of the department an itemized statement of his or her income for
the preceding 60 days and that statement must be verified where possible; and (b) completes
the application or other forms as the minister may approve and provides the
evidence and proof of his or her claim for social assistance as the minister
may require. 6. Section 23 of the regulations is repealed and
the following substituted: Non-entitlement 23. (1) An applicant is not entitled to social assistance where, for the 60
days preceding the date of his or her application for social assistance, his or
her net income exceeds the social assistance rates for the corresponding period
as specified in paragraph 6(1)(a) plus the exemption allowed under
subparagraphs 2(i)(iv) and (v), but where the applicant and his or her family
are occupying a rented apartment or rented house or where the applicant and his
or her family are occupying a house owned by the applicant that is subject to a
mortgage, an amount up to but not exceeding the rates for the corresponding
period specified in the social assistance regulations may be added. (2) An
applicant who is not entitled to social assistance in accordance with
subsection (1) may be reconsidered on the date on which his or her income
during the past 60 days has decreased to the level set out in subsection (1). ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |