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Income and Employment Supports Act

Published Date: January 01, 2019
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Part 2 Income Support and Health and Training Benefits (Sections 5-18)

Division 6 General Provisions (Sections 13-18)

Section 18 Regulations

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations
  1. respecting core income support payments and supplementary income support payments;

    a.1  respecting increases to the amounts of core income support payments, including regulations

    i.  respecting the amounts of increases or the manner in which the amounts of increases are to be determined;
    ii. respecting the timing of increases;

    a.2  respecting the CPI adjustment dates;
    a.3  respecting matters arising when a CPI adjustment date is changed, including the manner in which adjustments to income support payments are to be calculated;

  2. respecting other income support payments or benefits for the purposes of section 5(1)(c);

     

  3. respecting the determination of the budgetary requirements of a household unit for the purposes of section 5(2)(a);

     

  4. respecting the determination of the financial resources available to a household unit for the purposes of section 5(2)(b);

     

  5. respecting the designation of a household unit as being included in a category referred to in section 6(1)(a) ;

     

  6. respecting other categories for the purposes of section 6(1)(a)(iv);

     

  7. respecting the age and other requirements for the purpose of sections 6(3)(c)(i) or 10(b)(i) ;

     

  8. respecting the determination of financial eligibility for the purposes of this Part;

     

  9. respecting the conditions of eligibility for assistance under Part 2;

     

  10. respecting the determination of residency in Alberta and the residency requirements for the purposes of section 8(2)(a) ;

     

  11. respecting income support regimes for the purposes of sections 6(2)(e) and (3)(g) and other sources for the purpose of section 8(2)(d);

     

  12. respecting health benefits that may be provided for the purposes of Division 2;

     

  13. respecting training benefits for the purpose of section 9(d) ;

     

  14. respecting suitability for participation in a training program under section 6(3)(c)(ii) or 10(b)(ii) ;

     

  15. respecting the income support and training benefits that may be provided under Division 4;

     

  16. respecting the employment and training benefits that may be provided under Division 5;

     

  17. respecting agreements or arrangements with persons or organizations to provide employment and training benefits to persons eligible under Division 5;

     

  18. respecting records that a person or organization referred to in clause (q) is required to maintain;

     

  19. respecting the requirements that a person or organization referred to in clause (q) is required to comply with;

     

  20. respecting the refusal, discontinuation, suspension or reduction of assistance under Part 2;

     

  21. respecting the determination of the amount of assistance under Part 2 to be provided to a recipient and the time and manner of providing it;

     

  22. respecting terms and conditions associated with being provided with assistance under Part 2;

     

  23. respecting the items, services and payments that may be included as benefits for the purposes of Division 1;

     

  24. respecting emergency assistance and determining who may be eligible for emergency assistance;

     

  25. respecting classes of person who are not eligible for assistance under Part 2;

     

  26. respecting applications for assistance under Part 2 and the information to be included in an application;

aa.  respecting the consequences of failing to satisfy a condition of eligibility, including fixing periods of ineligibility;

bb.  respecting reinstating assistance under Part 2 or returning it to its former level and the procedures that apply;

cc.  respecting applications to an appeal panel under section 17(2);

dd.  respecting other reasons for the revocation of the appointment of a financial administrator.