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A-17 - Act respecting family assistance allowances

Section 4
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4. Every family is entitled to a monthly family allowance in respect of each unmarried child under 18 years of age who has or is deemed to have, within the meaning of the regulations, his principal residence in Québec.
The allowance granted shall be determined according to a scale of amounts established by regulation on the basis of one or more of the following factors:
(1)  the number of children in the family who give entitlement to a family allowance;
(2)  the age of the child in whose respect the allowance is applied for;
(3)  the rank of the child in the family.
The amount of the allowance shall be established monthly, on the basis of the prescribed factors as they stand on the last day of the month for which the allowance is payable.
1973, c. 36, s. 4; 1974, c. 58, s. 1; 1976, c. 15, s. 1; 1977, c. 45, s. 1; 1977, c. 46, s. 1; 1979, c. 60, s. 1; 1981, c. 25, s. 7; 1989, c. 4, s. 2; 1990, c. 37, s. 1.
4. Every family is entitled to a monthly family allowance in respect of each unmarried child under 18 years of age who has or is deemed to have, within the meaning of the regulations, his principal residence in Québec.
The allowance granted shall be determined according to a scale of amounts established by regulation on the basis of one or more of the following factors:
(1)  the number of children in the family who give entitlement to a family allowance;
(2)  the age of the child in whose respect the allowance is applied for;
(3)  the rank of the child in the family.
The amount of the allowance shall be established monthly, on the basis of the prescribed factors as they stand on the last day of the month for which the allowance is payable, and the allowance shall be paid in the following month.
1973, c. 36, s. 4; 1974, c. 58, s. 1; 1976, c. 15, s. 1; 1977, c. 45, s. 1; 1977, c. 46, s. 1; 1979, c. 60, s. 1; 1981, c. 25, s. 7; 1989, c. 4, s. 2.
4. The Government shall fix by regulation the amount of the monthly allowance paid by Québec. That amount may vary for each child according to the number of children, their rank in the family and their age.
In the case of a handicapped child, the allowance contemplated in the first paragraph is increased by the amount fixed by regulation. That amount is payable in respect of that child to the person who receives the allowance provided for in the first paragraph for the same month and who keeps the child at home or wholly maintains the child.
1973, c. 36, s. 4; 1974, c. 58, s. 1; 1976, c. 15, s. 1; 1977, c. 45, s. 1; 1977, c. 46, s. 1; 1979, c. 60, s. 1; 1981, c. 25, s. 7.
4. The amount of the allowance paid by Québec shall be $5.43 per month for the first child, $7.27 for the second child, $9.06 for the third child and $10.87 for every child after the third.
In the case of a handicapped child, the amount of the allowance is increased by $60 per month. It is payable in respect of that child to the person who receives the allowance provided for in the first paragraph for the same month and who keeps the child at home or wholly maintains the child.
1973, c. 36, s. 4; 1974, c. 58, s. 1; 1976, c. 15, s. 1; 1977, c. 45, s. 1; 1977, c. 46, s. 1; 1979, c. 60, s. 1.
4. The amount of the allowance paid by Québec shall be $5.43 per month for the first child, $7.27 for the second child, $9.06 for the third child and $10.87 for every child after the third.
1973, c. 36, s. 4; 1974, c. 58, s. 1; 1976, c. 15, s. 1; 1977, c. 45, s. 1; 1977, c. 46, s. 1.
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