Difference between revisions of "Governing Legislation and Resources for Welfare (21:II)"

The Ministry uses the term “tenant compensation” to refer to this new exemption.  There is a new policy on “tenant compensation” in the “income treatment and exemptions” section of the Ministry policy manual. The policy provides that “tenant compensation for moving costs are not to be considered resources when determining eligibility for the Moving, Transportation, and Living Costs Supplement.”

Previously, a person on welfare usually could not have more than two repayable security deposits outstanding with the ministry, and the ministry was not able to pay pet damage deposits that a landlord can require under the Residential Tenancy Act.  The government has since removed the limit on the number of housing security deposits people on assistance can access and has introduced a repayable supplement for pet damage deposits.