Adjusted family net income
 6. (1) For the purpose of paragraph 1 of subsection 5 (3), the adjusted family net income of a family unit for a month is the amount determined as follows: 1. Add together the net income of each member of the family unit, excluding members who are in full-time attendance at a recognized educational facility. 2. Divide the amount determined in paragraph 1 by 12. (2) For the purposes of an initial calculation of geared-to-income rent under section 2, the net income of a member of a family unit is, at the sole discretion of the service manager, either of the following: 1. The amount determined as follows: i. Take the net income amount for the member indicated on the latest notice of assessment issued under the Income Tax Act (Canada) for the member’s most recent taxation year that ended before the application is considered or, if no notice of assessment has been issued for that taxation year, the amount that would appear on the net income line had the notice of assessment been issued. ii. Subtract from the amount referred to in subparagraph i the total amount of all payments from a registered disability savings plan received by the member in that taxation year. iii. Add to the amount determined in subparagraph ii the total amount of all payments from a registered disability savings plan repaid by the member in that taxation year. 2. The amount that best approximates the member’s net income for the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the month following the month in which the application is considered, calculated and adjusted by the service manager in the same manner as the amount referred to in paragraph 1 based on the service manager’s projections of the member’s income and deductions for that period. (3) Subject to subsection (4), for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of geared-to-income rent on an annual review under section 10, the net income of a member of a family unit is determined as follows: 1. Take either, i. the net income amount for the member indicated on the latest notice of assessment issued under the Income Tax Act (Canada) for, A. if the review is conducted during the period from July 1 to December 31, the member’s most recent taxation year that ended before the beginning of the month in which the review is commenced, or B. if the review is conducted during the period from January 1 to June 30, the member’s taxation year immediately preceding the year referred to in sub-subparagraph A, or ii. if no notice of assessment has been issued for that taxation year, the amount that would appear on the net income line had the notice of assessment been issued. 2. Subtract from the amount referred to in paragraph 1 the total amount of all payments from a registered disability savings plan received by the member in that taxation year. 3. Add to the amount determined in paragraph 2 the total amount of all payments from a registered disability savings plan repaid by the member in that taxation year. (4) If, in the opinion of the service manager, the amount determined under subsection (3) does not accurately reflect the current financial position of a member of a family unit, the net income of the member is the amount that best approximates the member’s net income for the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the month following the month in which the annual review is commenced, calculated and adjusted by the service manager in the same manner as the amount referred to in subsection (3), based on the service manager’s projections of the member’s income and deductions for that period. (5) For the purposes of the calculation of the amount of geared-to-income rent on a review under section 11, the net income of a member of a family unit is the amount that best approximates the member’s net income for the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the month following the month in which the review is commenced, calculated and adjusted by the service manager in the same manner as the amount referred to in subsection (3) based on the service manager’s projections of the member’s income and deductions for that period. (6) For the purposes of an initial calculation of geared-to-income rent under section 2 or the calculation of geared-to-income rent on an annual review under section 10, the service manager shall verify the net income of a member of the family unit referred to in subparagraph 1 i of subsection (2) and paragraph 1 of subsection (3), (a) by means of either, (i) the latest notice of assessment issued to the member under the Income Tax Act
(Canada) for the applicable taxation year, or (ii) a proof of income statement issued by the Canada Revenue Agency; or (b) if the documents referred to in clause (a) are not available, by using the verification methods developed by the service manager to verify the net income of a member. (7) For the purposes of an initial calculation of geared-to-income rent under section 2 or the calculation of rent on an annual review under section 10, the service manager shall verify amounts referred to in subparagraphs 1 ii and iii of subsection (2) or in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection (3), as the case may be, (a) by means of the latest information available to the member from the Canada Revenue Agency in respect of the applicable taxation year; or (b) if the information referred to in clause (a) is not available, by using the verification methods developed by the service manager to verify any payments from a registered disability savings plan received or repaid by a member. (8) In this section, “registered disability savings plan” means a registered disability savings plan as defined in subsection 146.4 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada). (“régime enregistré d’épargne-invalidité”)