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er and the spouse or common-law partner have no income in the base calendar year and both are in receipt of a full pension; ( valeur du supplément ) supplement equivalent for the survivor means, in respect of any month in a payment quarter, the amount determined under subsection (4.1), (4.2), (4.3) or (4.4), as the case may be. ( valeur du supplément pour le survivant ) Effect on supplement under Part II (2) Where, under this Part, an application has been made and approved or the requirement for an application has been waived in respect of the spouse or common-law partner of a pensioner for any month in a payment quarter, the amount of the supplement that may be paid for that month to the pensioner, in lieu of the amount of the supplement provided under Part II for that month, is the amount determined by the formula [(A - B) × C] - D/4 where A is the total of the supplement equivalent in respect of that month and the amount of the full monthly pension for that month; B is the pensioner’s monthly pension for that month; C is the pensioner’s special qualifying factor for that month; and D is the residual joint income of the pensioner and the spouse or common-law partner for that month rounded, where that income is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next lower multiple of four dollars. Limitation (2.1) No supplement under subsection (2) may be paid to an incarcerated person described in subsection 5(3) for any month for which no pension may be paid. Allowance to spouse or common-law partner of pensioner (3) The amount of the allowance that may be paid under section 19 for any month in a payment quarter to the spouse or common-law partner of a pensioner is (a) where there is no monthly joint income of the pensioner and spouse or common-law partner in the current payment period, the total of (i) the product obtained by multiplying the pension equivalent in respect of the month by the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) the product obtained by multiplying the supplement equivalent in respect of the month by the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month; (b) where the monthly joint income of the pensioner and spouse or common-law partner in the current payment period is equal to or less than the product (i) obtained by multiplying four-thirds of the rounded pension equivalent in respect of the month by the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) rounded, where that product is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next higher multiple of four dollars, the amount determined by the formula (A × B) + C where A is the supplement equivalent in respect of the month, B is the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and C is the greater of zero and the amount determined by the formula (D × B) - 3/4 E where B is the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, D is the pension equivalent in respect of the month, and E is the monthly joint income of the pensioner and the spouse or common-law partner in the current payment period rounded, where that income is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next lower multiple of four dollars; and (c) where the monthly joint income of the pensioner and spouse or common-law partner in the current payment period is more than the product (i) obtained by multiplying four-thirds of the rounded pension equivalent in respect of the month by the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) rounded, where that product is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next higher multiple of four dollars, the amount determined by the formula (A × B) - C/4 where A is the supplement equivalent in respect of the month, B is the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and C is the residual joint income of the pensioner and spouse or common-law partner for that month roun