25.1. In the cases and subject to the conditions determined by the Minister, the Minister may grant financial assistance, in particular in the form of a support allowance, to a recipient participating in the Social Assistance and Support Program provided for in section 18.1. That support allowance, in the amount prescribed by regulation, is added to the basic benefit applicable to the recipient in accordance with section 27. As part of an agreement entered into with a body to implement the program, the Minister may also provide for the payment of financial assistance to that body.