The Framework Policy provides for the means to calculate excess income in order to determine eligibility for assistance during the period of inactivity.
CALCULATION OF EXCESS INCOME
THE NET SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME EARNED DURING THE PERIOD OF ACTIVITY:
Income is assessed based on the accrual accounting method. Net income is assessed when the applicant submits a request for assistance.
EXCLUDED WORK INCOME:
Excluded work income, as determined by the Framework Policy, is applied to the established net income for each month of the period of activity.
+ OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME earned or received during the period of activity: Included support payments, spouse’s self-employment income, employment income earned by one or both spouses, surplus property, etc. Last resort financial assistance is not considered a source of income for this purpose.
= INCOME OF PERIOD OF ACTIVITY
- THE AMOUNTS DETERMINED BY REGULATION according to the size of the family, for each month of activity.
= EXCESS INCOME
The Framework Policy uses the following amounts to calculate excess income during the period of activity:
|
Adults |
Dependent children (*) |
Effective 01-01-2013 |
Effective 01 -01-2014 (5) |
Effective du 01-01-2015 (4) |
|
1 |
0 |
887 $ |
887 $ |
887 $ |
|
1 |
1 |
1 268 $ |
1 268 $ |
1 268 $ |
|
1 |
2 |
1 502 $ (1) |
1 502 $ (3) |
1 502 $ (6) |
|
2 |
0 |
1 319 $ |
1 319 $ |
1 319 $ |
|
2 |
1 |
1 573 $ |
1 573 $ |
1 573 $ |
|
2 |
2 |
1 807 $ (1) |
1 807 $ (3) |
1 807 $ (6) |
|
Student’s spouse |
887 $ (2) |
887 $ (4) |
887 $ (7) |
|
|
Adult admitted to shelter or required to live in an establishment or minor mother sheltered with her child |
887 $ |
887 $ |
887 $ |
|
- These amounts are increased by $249 for the tird dependent child and for each subsequent child.
- This amount is increased by $271 for the first dependant child and $249 for each subsequent child.
- These amounts are increased by $251 for the tird dependent child and for each subsequent child
- This amount is increased by $274 for the first dependant child and $251 for each subsequent child.
- These base amounts are not indexed.
- These amounts are increased by $254 for the tird dependent child and $254 for each subsequent child.
- These amounts are increased by $277 for the first dependant child and for each subsequent child.
(*): An amount is added for each dependent child who received an allowance for a handicapped child from the Régie des rentes du Québec (RRQ). This amount is $183 at January 1, 2013; $185 at January 1, 2014; $187 at January 1, 2015; $189 at January 1, 2016; and $190 at January 1, 2017.
Note that excluded employment income is also applied to every month during the period of inactivity.
APPORTIONING EXCESS INCOME
Excess income, apportioned over the number of months of the period of inactivity, represents the excess income to calculate over each month of the period of inactivity.
Note: Excess income is apportioned differently over the period of inactivity for fishers, who are entitled to employment insurance benefits despite their self-employed worker status. For more information on this category of worker, consult section 05.4.12.
Excess income is then apportioned over the months of the period of inactivity, which can be accomplished in one of two ways, depending on the situation:
THE APPLICANT SUBMITS A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE MONTH MARKING THE END OF THE PERIOD OF ACTIVITY
The net monthly income earned during the period of activity is calculated for the month of the request.
The excess income from the period of activity is calculated for the month following the month the request is submitted.