Benefit units
 3. (1) In the case of a benefit unit under the Ontario Works Act, 1997
consisting of a recipient with no spouse but with one or more other dependants, the rent attributable for a month to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 1 is the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 2 of Table 1. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 1 if the total non-benefit income for the month of the members of the benefit unit exceeds the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 3 of Table 1. (3) In the case of a benefit unit under the Ontario Works Act, 1997, other than one described in subsection (1), the rent attributable for a month to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 2 is the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 2 of Table 2. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 2 if the total non-benefit income for the month of the members of the benefit unit exceeds the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 3 of Table 2. (5) In the case of a benefit unit under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997, the rent attributable for a month to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 3 is the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 2 of Table 3. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply to a benefit unit of a size set out in Column 1 of Table 3 if the total non-benefit income for the month of the members of the benefit unit exceeds the amount set out opposite the benefit unit in Column 3 of Table 3. (7) Subsection (5) does not apply to a benefit unit if, (a) the total amount of a spouse’s allowance under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) payable to the benefit unit for the month exceeds the amount payable to the benefit unit for basic needs for the month under paragraph 1 of subsection 30 (1) of Ontario Regulation 222/98 (General) made under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997; or (b) the total amount of disability benefits under the Canada Pension Plan payable to the benefit unit for the month exceeds the amount payable to the benefit unit for basic needs for the month under paragraph 1 of subsection 30 (1) of Ontario Regulation 222/98 made under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997. (8) For the purposes of subsections (2), (4) and (6), the total non-benefit income for a month of the members of a benefit unit is the amount determined as follows: 1. Add together the net income of each member of the benefit unit determined under subsection (9), excluding the net income of members who are in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution. 2. Divide the amount determined under paragraph 1 by 12. 3. Subtract from the amount determined under paragraph 2 the amount of any monthly payment received by the members of the benefit unit under the Ontario Works Act, 1997 and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997. (9) For the purpose of paragraph 1 of subsection (8), the net income of each member of the benefit unit shall be calculated in accordance with the following rules: 1. If the calculation is done for an initial calculation of geared-to-income rent under section 2, the net income shall be determined under subsection 6 (2), as if that subsection applied with respect to the net income of a member of a benefit unit. 2. If the calculation is done for the purposes of a review under section 10, the net income shall be determined under subsection 6 (3) or (4), as if those subsections applied with respect to the net income of a member of a benefit unit. 3. If the calculation is done for the purposes of a review under section 11, the net income shall be determined under subsection 6 (5), as if that subsection applied with respect to the net income of a member of a benefit unit. (10) For the purposes of the calculation of net income of a member of a benefit unit under paragraph 1 of subsection 6 (2) and subsection 6 (3), the service manager shall verify the net income of a member of the benefit unit in accordance with subsections 6 (6) and (7), read as if those subsections applied with respect to the net income of a member of a benefit unit.