Example 1:
Jane is working. Her net monthly earnings are $800 after mandatory deductions are taken off her pay-cheque. If she didn’t earn any money, she would have received $1,020 a month in Income Support. She does not have any child care or disability-related work costs.
| Net monthly earnings |
$800 |
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50% of net monthly earnings ($800 × 50% = $400) |
$400 |
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- |
child care costs |
$0 |
- |
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- |
plus disability-related work costs |
+ $0 |
- |
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- |
employment deductions |
$0 |
- |
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|
minus employment deductions - |
- |
-$0 |
|
Amount subtracted from Income Support |
- |
$400 |
Jane’s monthly Income Support is $620 ($1,020 - $400) after the reduction due to her earnings. Since Jane has earnings, she is also eligible for the $100 Work-Related Benefit.
Jane’s monthly income is her Income Support plus the Work-Related Benefit plus her net monthly earnings ($620 + $100 + $800 = $1,520).
Example 2:
Joe is working. His net monthly earnings are $1,400 after mandatory deductions are taken off his pay-cheque. If he didn’t earn any money, he would have received $1,020 a month in Income Support. This month he spent $200 on approved disability-related work costs. He did not have any child care expenses.
|
Net monthly earnings |
$1,400 |
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50% of net monthly earnings ($1,400 × 50% = $400) |
$700 |
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- |
child care costs |
$0 |
- |
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- |
plus disability-related work costs |
+ $200 |
- |
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- |
employment deductions |
$200 |
- |
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minus employment deductions - |
- |
-$200 |
|
Amount subtracted from Income Support |
- |
$500 |
Joe’s monthly Income Support is $520 ($1,020 - $500) after the reduction due to his earnings. Since Joe has earnings, he is also eligible for the $100 Work-Related Benefit.
Joe’s monthly income is his Income Support plus the Work-Related Benefit plus his net monthly earnings minus his disability-related work costs ($520 + $100 + $1,400 - $200 = $1,820).