Why do some people receiving Ontario provincial disability benefits receive $799 each month while others receive $1020?
The $799 amount is the ‘room and board’ allowance. If a child lives with the parent they will automatically be slotted into this amount. The $1020 amount is composed of $454 for shelter/rent and $566 for supplementary benefits for everything else. By setting up a lease arrangement with the parents and having the parents charge at least the shelter allowance amount, the benefits should then be increased to the proper amount. These shelter payments by a blood relative are not to be included as “rental” income. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/t4036/t4036-05-e.html#P1764_102360 Rental losses are not allowed if your rental operation is a cost-sharing arrangement rather than an operation to make a profit. You can deduct your expenses only if you incur them to earn income. In certain cases, you may ask your son or daughter, or another relative living with you, to pay a small amount for the upkeep of your house or to cover the cost of groceries. You do not report this amount in your income,
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