BILL NO. 131
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
68 Elizabeth II, 2019
Private Member's Bill
Employment Support and Income Assistance Act
(amended)
Susan Leblanc
Dartmouth North
First Reading: March 28, 2019
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill amends the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act to prevent CPP survivor benefits, child disability benefits and the Canada child benefit payments paid with respect to a dependent child from being deducted from the income support paid to an applicant or recipient.
An Act to Amend Chapter 27
of the Acts of 2000,
the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act,
to Protect Children's Benefits
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2000, the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 7 the following Section:
- 7A (1) Subject to subsection (2), a survivor benefit under the Canada Pension Plan, a child disability benefit or a Canada child benefit payable with respect to the dependent child of an applicant or recipient may not be considered when determining eligibility for assistance or the amount of assistance an applicant or recipient is entitled to receive.
(2) The money required for the purpose of this Section must be paid out of money appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature.
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