Under the Social Assistance Program, a temporarily limited capacity allowance is added to the basic benefit when an adult member of the family has custody of a child less than five years of age as of the previous September 30 and the family is a SINGLE PARENT FAMILY.
Concerning a family with 2 adults, the temporarily limited capacity allowance may be provided to one adult if the other adult:
- Receives a temporarily limited capacity allowance due to his/her health situation (refer to 4.3.1);
- Has custody of a disabled child other than the child less than 5 years of age (refer to 4.3.4);
- Provides ongoing care to an adult other than his/her spouse (refer to 4.3.6).
SPECIFIC SITUATION
Concerning a child who was 5 years of age as of the previous September 30 AND for whom a full-time kindergarten class IS NOT AVAILABLE, a single parent family continues to receive the temporarily limited capacity allowance for a child less than 5 years of age. However, a family with 2 adults must meet the conditions indicated above to continue receiving the temporarily limited capacity allowance for a child less than 5 years of age.
ACQUIRED RIGHT
From July 1 to September 30, 2013, an acquired right is granted to families made up of two adults who, as of June 30, 2013, were receiving a temporarily limited capacity allowance for a dependent child less than five years of age.
CESSATION OF A TEMPORARILY LIMITED CAPACITY ALLOWANCE FOR A DEPENDENT CHILD
- If the youngest child of the family reaches the age of 5 AFTER September 30, the temporarily limited capacity allowance continues to be paid for the child until the September of the following year provided that the adult or the family meets the eligibility criteria;
- In the event of the DEATH of the child or the PLACEMENT of the child by a Youth Centre WITHOUT a reinsertion plan or individualized services, the temporarily limited capacity allowance ends in the fourth month following the incident.
Note: An adult with a spouse who is eligible for the 66/72 benefit is considered to form a family with the dependent child or children in his or her file. To be considered dependent, a child must not be related (by birth or adoption) to the spouse eligible for the 66/72 benefit. When the child is under five years of age, the adult is eligible for the temporary limited capacity allowance for dependent children under the age of five.