When an adult is recognized as having a severely limited capacity for employment, he or she is granted an allowance, the amount of which depends on the individual’s personal or family situation.
An independent adult, the adult in a single-parent family, the spouse of a student or an adult whose spouse is able to work may be granted the SLCE allowance.
An adult whose spouse also has a severely limited capacity for employment or a temporarily limited capacity for employment may be granted a mixed allowance.
PAYMENT OF AN ALLOWANCE DURING THE PERIOD OF EVALUATION OF A SEVERELY LIMITED CAPACITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.
The time required to decide on a severely limited capacity for employment may be relatively long. During this time the applicant or beneficiary receives the allowance granted to an adult who has a temporarily limited capacity for employment, according to the individual’s situation (TLCE or mixed). To avoid creating unrealistic expectations on the part of applicants, they must be told that this allowance is granted on a temporary basis while their case is being studied and that the provisions on the following apply:
- parental contribution;
- family solidarity.
If the person is found to have a severely limited capacity for employment, their file is corrected retroactively for the entire waiting period. If the person is not found to have a severely or temporarily limited capacity for employment, no recovery is made of the temporarily limited capacity for employment allowance that they received, and their file will be amended effective the month following the officer’s decision.
A person who is waiting for an evaluation of a severely limited capacity for employment and who is found to be eligible for a disability pension from the Quebec Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan, a U.S. social security plan or a private disability insurance plan is recognized as having a severely limited capacity for employment retroactive to the date the person was admitted to the disability program.