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Published Date: January 01, 2024
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08 Supplementary Benefits |
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Natal and Adoptive Needs Payment
Income and Employment Supports Act, Schedule, section 10
Income Support, Training and Health Benefits Regulation, Schedule 4, section 17
Ministerial Order 2018-19, Appendix D: Schedule 4 - Supplementary Income Support Rates
INTENT
To assist with the additional costs associated with having a newborn baby.
POLICY
The full natal allowance is provided (for infant clothing, toiletries, crib, mattress, bedding, high chair, stroller and infant car seat) only once for each pregnancy/child when one of the following conditions are met.
- The applicant, recipient or a dependant within the household is pregnant and is within 1 month of their expected due date or
- A child has been adopted or born into a household and the child is not more than twelve months old.
Households where a dependant has a child are also eligible if they meet the above conditions.
Substantiation
Verbal statement or Worker’s knowledge of client’s situation, and if in doubt:
- A letter from their physician or nurse practitioner indicating their due date, or
- An official document containing the child’s name and birthdate such as a birth certificate, hospital records, PHN, etc.
PROCEDURE
LISA automatically posts this benefit to the Scratch Pad.
The worker records the name of the dependant for which the benefit was issued.
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