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2020-30 - Family Income Security Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2020-30
under the
Family Income Security Act
(O.C. 2020-96)
Filed April 30, 2020
1Subsection 2(1) of New Brunswick Regulation 95-61 under the Family Income Security Act is amended by adding the following definition in alphabetical order: 
“Consumer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for New Brunswick (All-items) published by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act (Canada);(indice des prix à la consommation)
2The Regulation is amended by adding after section 17 the following: 
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR ONE PERSON UNITS
17.1(1)If a unit consists of one person, the maximum amount of assistance that may be provided shall be adjusted on April 1, 2021, and on April 1 of each succeeding year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index between the calendar year immediately before the date of adjustment and the calendar year two years before the date of adjustment.
17.1(2)If the maximum amount of assistance adjusted in accordance with subsection (1) is not a whole number, it shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
17.1(3)If an adjustment otherwise required by this section would result in a decrease in the maximum amount that may be provided, no adjustment shall be made.
3Schedule A of the Regulation is repealed and the attached Schedule A is substituted.
4This Regulation comes into force on May 1, 2020.
SCHEDULE A
Extended Benefits Program
Unit Type/Rate Type
Maximum Amount
 
  1 person
  $   697*
  2 persons, at least 1 of
     whom is under 19 years
     of age
$   974
  2 adults
$   994
  3 persons
$1,030
  4 persons
$1,092
  5 persons
$1,154
  6 persons
$1,216
  7 persons
$1,278
  8 persons
$1,340
  9 persons
$1,402
10 persons
$1,464
11 persons
$1,526
12 persons
$1,588
13 persons
$1,650
 
 
Transitional Assistance Program
Unit Type/Rate Type
Maximum Amount
 
  1 person – employable
  $   564*
  1 person – designated
  $   605*
  2 persons, at least 1 of
     whom is under 19 years
     of age  
$   887
  2 adults
$   903
  3 persons
$   938
  4 persons
$   995
  5 persons
$1,052
  6 persons
$1,109
  7 persons
$1,166
  8 persons
$1,223
  9 persons
$1,280
10 persons
$1,337
11 persons
$1,394
12 persons
$1,451
13 persons
$1,508
*Amount to be adjusted annually in accordance with section 17.1