In addition to the amounts excluded by Regulation, the following are also considered NOT to constitute INCOME, EARNINGS or PECUNIARY BENEFITS:
- RESOURCES that an adult or family already had but which CHANGE FORM in a particular month. This change in form is a simple change in the nature of an asset already possessed. For example, the sale price of a good is not income in the month of the sale but immediately takes the form of a liquid asset;
- the return-to-work supplement paid to a client to cover the additional expenses related to the start of a new job;
- the compensation received by recipients as a result of the donation of part or a product of their bodies;
- the amounts received by a volunteer participating in a legal clinical experiment;
- the amounts received by a recipient under the terms of a hospital insurance;
- amounts paid as material ASSISTANCE handicapped in the exercise of their rights. These amounts must not be confused with those paid to a handicapped person by an adapted work centre, which must be included in income;
- winnings from LOTTERIES or games;
- an aggregate amount (lump sum) received after a RIGHT is REALIZED;
- aggregate amounts and amounts received from accumulated instalments (e.g. a pension) paid in respect of a period during which the recipient was not receiving social assistance;
- a simple GIFT;
- scholarships for STUDENTS enrolled in a HIGH SCHOOL vocational training program in a non-traditional field;
- scholarships for students by the Léa Roback Foundation;
- tax refunds are excluded income. When they are received, these amounts are regarded as liquid assets.
Moreover, these amounts are included as liquid assets in the month in which they are received.
In addition, a total exclusion applies to the financial contribution by way of support (alimony) for the needs of a child born of a sexual assault received in application of the Civil Code. These amounts also qualify as liquid assets in the month in which they are received. For people eligible for the 66/72 allowance, this contribution is not income to be considered on a monthly basis, and will not be taken into account when calculating annual income. For people eligible for the 66/72 allowance, these amounts are also recorded as liquid assets in the month they are received.
All GIFTS in KIND or in SERVICES are also fully exempt. As a result, clothing, furniture, food, meals and rent reductions provided free of charge (without any obligation on the recipient) are all items that should not be included as benefits by calculating the value of the good, service or rent reduction.
The basis for this interpretation is that all types of mutual assistance, whether from a family member, friend, community organization or property owner, are to be encouraged and must not penalize a recipient who receives them.
However, GIFTS of PROPERTY are included as "assets" (except where the property is excluded by regulation), which means that the benefit is reduced if the value of the property exceeds the prescribed amount (e.g. a gift of an automobile worth $10,000).
When MONEY has been GIFTED to a client, a $100 exclusion applies to the total of monetary donations received within the same month. Consequently, as soon as money is donated, this must be noted in the client’s record so he can benefit from the exclusion.When MONEY has been GIFTED to a client, a $100 exclusion applies to the total of monetary donations received within the same month. Consequently, as soon as money is donated, this must be noted in the client’s record so he can benefit from the exclusion.