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2014-115 - Family Income Security Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2014-115
under the
Family Income Security Act
(O.C. 2014-315)
Filed August 12, 2014
1Subsection 2(1) of New Brunswick Regulation 95-61 under the Family Income Security Act is amended
(a) by repealing the definition “youth”;
(b) in the definition “unit head” in the English version by striking out the semicolon at the end of the definition and substituting a period.
2Section 3 of the Regulation is amended by adding after subsection (1) the following:
3(1.1)An application for assistance shall be made by a person who is 19 years of age or over or by a person who is 18 years of age or over and is blind, deaf or disabled.
3Section 4 of the Regulation is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (9);
(b) by adding before subsection (10) the following:
4(9.1)The Minister may establish as a separate unit, a person who is living with a person
(a) to whom he or she is not married and who is between 16 and 18 years of age, and
(b) who is not living in the parental home.
(c) in subsection (18) in the portion preceding paragraph (a) by striking out “(17.1)” and substituting “(17.1) but subject to subsection (9.1)”.
4Section 8 of the Regulation is amended
(a) in subsection (2)
(i) by repealing paragraph (c) and substituting the following:
(c) the cash surrender value of life insurance;
(ii) in paragraph (e.01)
(A) in subparagraph (i) by striking out “total wages” and substituting “any wages in addition to the monthly wages of $150 that are excluded”;
(B) in subparagraph (ii) by striking out “total wages” and substituting “any wages in addition to the monthly wages of $200 that are excluded”;
(iii) by repealing paragraph (e.02) and substituting the following:
(e.02) subject to subsections (3) and (4.2), wages from part time and full time employment, to a maximum of $500 monthly for a unit consisting of one or more persons receiving assistance under the Extended Benefits Program plus 30% of any wages in addition to the monthly wages of $500 that are excluded;
(iv) by adding after paragraph (e.1) the following:
(e.11) if a person was formerly self-employed, the business assets required to operate the business enterprise for a maximum of 12 months after becoming eligible for assistance;
(v) by repealing paragraph (i) and substituting the following:
(i) subject to paragraphs (j), (j.1), (k) and (l), if one or more persons in the unit are blind, deaf or disabled, liquid assets to a maximum of $10,000;
(vi) by adding after paragraph (j) the following:
(j.1) if one or more persons in the unit are blind, deaf or disabled, the principal and accumulated interest from a Registered Retirement Savings Plan to a maximum of $50,000;
(vii) in paragraph (m) of the English version by striking out “and” at the end of the paragraph;
(viii) in paragraph (n) by striking out the period at the end of the paragraph and substituting “; and”;
(ix) by adding after paragraph (n) the following:
(o) the value of a pre-arranged funeral plan as defined in the Pre-arranged Funeral Services Act.
(b) in subsection (4) by striking out “(j) and (k)” and substituting “(j), (j.1), (k) and (o)”.
5Subsection 17(5) of the Regulation is repealed.
6This Regulation comes into force on October 1, 2014.