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O. Reg. 231/04: GENERAL
filed August 13, 2004 under Ontario Works Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 25, Sched. A
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made under the
Ontario Works Act, 1997
Made: August 11, 2004
Filed: August 13, 2004
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 28, 2004
Amending O. Reg. 134/98
(General)
1. Ontario Regulation 134/98 is amended by adding the following section:
Special Benefit
58.2 (1) A recipient whose budgetary requirements are determined under section 41 or subsection 44 (1) or (3) shall be paid, in accordance with this section, the following special benefits:
1. For a benefit unit with one member, a payment of,
i. $65, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $65, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of December 2004.
2. For a benefit unit with more than one member, a payment of,
i. $130, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $130, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of December 2004.
(2) A recipient whose budgetary requirements are determined under subsection 44 (2) shall be paid, in accordance with this section, the following special benefits:
1. If there is one dependant of the dependant, a payment of,
i. $25, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $25, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of December 2004.
2. If there are two or more dependants of the dependant, a payment of,
i. $45, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $45, if the recipient is eligible for income assistance in the month of December 2004.
(3) If income assistance is being provided to an adult on behalf of a child under section 10 of the Act, the following special benefits shall be paid on behalf of the child:
1. If there is one child, a payment of,
i. $25, if the adult is eligible to receive income assistance on behalf of the child in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $25, if the adult is eligible to receive income assistance on behalf of the child in the month of December 2004.
2. If there are two or more children, a payment of,
i. $45, if the adult is eligible to receive income assistance on behalf of the children in the month of October 2004, and
ii. $45, if the adult is eligible to receive income assistance on behalf of the children in the month of December 2004.
(4) A person shall cease to be treated as a member of a benefit unit,
(a) for the purpose of subparagraph 2 i of subsection (1), if, for the month of October 2004,
(i) the income assistance on behalf of the person is reduced under subsection 33 (3), 34 (3) or 35 (2), or
(ii) the person’s budgetary requirements are reduced for the full month under section 46; and
(b) for the purpose of subparagraph 2 ii of subsection (1), if, for the month of December 2004,
(i) the income assistance on behalf of the person is reduced under subsection 33 (3), 34 (3) or 35 (2), or
(ii) the person’s budgetary requirements are reduced for the full month under section 46.