14. Independent adults or families that establish that, according to the rules provided in Division IV of this chapter, their resources fall short of the amount that is necessary to provide for their needs, according to the basic benefit applicable to them combined with the amount of any applicable adult allowances or adjustments, any support allowances granted under section 25.1, any dependent children adjustments, and any applicable special benefits, are eligible under the program.
In addition, an adult must, for eligibility purposes, be resident in Québec within the meaning of the regulation and in the cases and subject to the conditions determined by regulation, and be(1) a Canadian citizen, within the meaning of the Citizenship Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-29);
(2) an Indian registered as an Indian pursuant to the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5);
(3) a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Statutes of Canada, 2001, chapter 27); or
(4) a person to whom asylum has been granted in Canada by the competent Canadian authorities in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
However, an adult in any class of persons other than those referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the second paragraph may, in the cases and subject to the conditions determined by regulation, be eligible in respect of such benefits and allowances as may be determined by regulation.
1998, c. 36, s. 14; 2002, c. 51, s. 2; 2005, c. 15, s. 176.