Community and Social Services does not duplicate health benefits if another government department, or another agency is responsible to provide them. More detailed information is available in the Coordination of Benefits section.

The coordination of benefits requirement may be exempted in situations where the coordination cannot be reasonably achieved and it presents a financial and/or administrative hardship for the family. For example, an ex-spouse refuses or neglects to reimburse the agreed upon portion of the cost in a timely manner.