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S-3.1.1 - Act respecting income security
Section 48.2
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48.2. The amount of benefits determined under section 48 shall be reduced by the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the total income of the adult’s family which exceeds the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation;
(2) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the aggregate of the amounts received in the year by the adult and his spouse as work income replacement, which exceeds the aggregate of
(a) the aggregate of the excluded amounts determined by regulation in respect of the adult and, where applicable, in respect of the adult’s spouse;
(b) the last resort assistance benefits received by the family in the year up to the amount determined by regulation for the purposes of subparagraph 4 of the third paragraph of section 49;
(c) the amount by which the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation exceeds the net work income of the adult’s family.
The following amounts are considered to have been received as work income replacement:
(1) last resort assistance benefits that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3);
(2) compensation received under the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25) that is considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(3) indemnities received under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (chapter A-3) or the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(4) unemployment insurance benefits received under the Unemployment Insurance Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter U-1).
The amount of last resort assistance benefits referred to in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph is, for the purposes of the second paragraph of section 52, the amount fixed by regulation and paragraph b of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph does not apply.
48.2. The amount of benefits determined under section 48 shall be reduced, up to that amount, by the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the total income of the adult’s family which exceeds the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation;
(2) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the aggregate of the amounts received in the year by the adult and his spouse as work income replacement, which exceeds the aggregate of
(a) the aggregate of the excluded amounts determined by regulation in respect of the adult and, where applicable, in respect of the adult’s spouse;
(b) the last resort assistance benefits received by the family in the year up to the amount determined by regulation for the purposes of subparagraph 4 of the third paragraph of section 49;
(c) the amount by which the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation exceeds the net work income of the adult’s family.
The following amounts are considered to have been received as work income replacement:
(1) last resort assistance benefits that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3);
(2) compensation received under the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25) that is considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(3) indemnities received under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (chapter A-3) or the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(4) unemployment insurance benefits received under the Unemployment Insurance Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter U-1).
The amount of last resort assistance benefits referred to in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph is, for the purposes of the second paragraph of section 52, the amount fixed by regulation and paragraph b of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph does not apply.
48.2. The amount of benefits determined under section 48 shall be reduced, up to that amount, by the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the total income of the adult’s family which exceeds the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation;
(2) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the aggregate of the amounts received in the year by the adult and his spouse as work income replacement, which exceeds the aggregate of
(a) the aggregate of the excluded amounts determined by regulation in respect of the adult and, where applicable, in respect of the adult’s spouse;
(b) the last resort assistance benefits received by the family in the year up to the amount determined by regulation for the purposes of subparagraph 4 of the third paragraph of section 49;
(c) the amount by which the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation exceeds the net work income of the adult’s family.
The following amounts are considered to have been received as work income replacement:
(1) last resort assistance benefits that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3);
(2) compensation received under the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25) that is considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(3) indemnities received under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (chapter A-3) or the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(4) unemployment insurance benefits received under the Unemployment Insurance Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter U-1).
48.2. The amount of benefits determined under sections 48 and 48.1 shall be reduced, up to that amount, by the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the total income of the adult’s family which exceeds the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation;
(2) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the aggregate of the amounts received in the year by the adult and his spouse as work income replacement, which exceeds the aggregate of
(a) the aggregate of the excluded amounts determined by regulation in respect of the adult and, where applicable, in respect of the adult’s spouse;
(b) the last resort assistance benefits received by the family in the year up to the amount determined by regulation for the purposes of subparagraph 4 of the third paragraph of section 49;
(c) the amount by which the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation exceeds the net work income of the adult’s family.
The following amounts are considered to have been received as work income replacement:
(1) last resort assistance benefits that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3);
(2) compensation received under the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25) that is considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(3) indemnities received under the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) that are considered for the purposes of the computation provided for in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 776.29 of the Taxation Act;
(4) unemployment insurance benefits received under the Unemployment Insurance Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter U-1).
48.2. The amount of benefits determined under sections 48 and 48.1 shall be reduced, up to that amount, by the sum of the following amounts:
(1) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the total income of the adult’s family which exceeds the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation;
(2) the amount obtained by applying the percentage fixed by regulation to that part of the aggregate of the sums received in the year by the adult and his spouse as work income replacement, determined by regulation, which exceeds the amount by which the amount applicable to the adult according to the scale of family needs prescribed by regulation exceeds the net work income of the adult’s family.
