Eligibility rules
75. (1) Eligibility rules shall be established under this Part for the purpose of determining whether a household is eligible to receive or to continue to receive rent-geared-to-income assistance. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (1). Same, special needs housing (2) Eligibility rules shall be established under this Part for the purpose of determining whether a household is eligible to occupy or to continue to occupy special needs housing. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (2). Particulars (3) The following rules may be included among the eligibility rules: 1. A rule providing that a household may or must be determined eligible if the household belongs to a specified class or meets specified requirements or conditions or if specified circumstances exist. 2. A rule providing that a household may or must be determined ineligible, or ineligible for a specified period of time, if the household belongs to a specified class or fails to meet specified requirements or conditions or if specified circumstances exist. 3. A rule providing that a household must be deemed to be eligible, or eligible for a specified period of time, despite any other eligibility rule, if the household belongs to a specified class or meets specified requirements or conditions or if specified circumstances exist. 4. A rule specifying a ground on which a household may not be determined ineligible. 5. A rule specifying how a household’s income must be calculated and verified. 6. A rule specifying how a household’s assets must be calculated and verified. 7. A rule specifying when eligibility determinations and re-determinations must be made. 8. A rule respecting the consequences of a determination of ineligibility, including a rule providing that rent-geared-to-income assistance may or must be refused or cancelled, a rule providing that rent-geared-to-income assistance may or must be suspended for a specified period of time, and a rule specifying other consequences that service managers or housing providers may or must implement. 9. A rule respecting the re-application for rent-geared-to-income assistance following a determination of ineligibility. 10. A rule respecting the reinstatement of rent-geared-to-income assistance following a period of suspension. 11. A rule providing for transitional matters in connection with the implementation of an eligibility rule. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (3). Provincial rules (4) Provincial eligibility rules with respect to transferred housing projects may be established by regulation. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (4). Local rules (5) A service manager may establish local eligibility rules dealing with such matters as may be prescribed, and those eligibility rules take effect on the date specified by the service manager. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (5). Same (6) In establishing local eligibility rules, a service manager shall comply with such requirements as may be prescribed. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (6). Same (7) Local eligibility rules apply in addition to the provincial eligibility rules. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (7). No residency criterion (8) A local eligibility rule cannot specify that a household is ineligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance just because the household resides outside the service manager’s service area at any time before the household occupies a unit within the service area. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (8). No time limit on assistance (9) A local eligibility rule cannot limit the period of time for which rent-geared-to-income assistance may be paid in respect of a household. 2000, c. 27, s. 75 (9).