Family Allocations vs Child Support

[MS Mom]

You know the more i read regarding social assitance and support payment I See there is a clear prioritization.

Minimize the cost to the government
Maximize the money transferred from NCP --> CP
Maximize the expense to NCP vs the CP

When calculating welfare, for a CS recipient they DEDUCT the CS received from the welfare they'd collect. They consider the CS income for the mother which is really the opposite of what is in family law...

They don't consider the CS collected income at all, they use that amount of offset the social assistance received.

Income from ODSP, welfare is taxable. CS is not taxable, as it isn't income for the adult, it's money meant to take care of the minor child. CS is the right of the child.

 

[MS Mom]

Right but they consider the CS to be income against the "basic benefit" as if it is regular income for the CP whereas that type of mindset is not present at all in family law. Do you see the double standard?

I do see what you're saying, but when you look at the basic benefit and add the extra benefit received by the CP for the child, it's meant to offset that benefit, not the parent's.

And ODSP, Welfare are taxable income. With the funds going through the ministry you may look at CS being taxable, but in reality, anyone on ODSP or Welfare for a year wouldn't get even personal examption in benefits from the government, therefore no tax liabilities anyway.

 

[Links17]

I do see what you're saying, but when you look at the basic benefit and add the extra benefit received by the CP for the child, it's meant to offset that benefit, not the parent's.

In Quebec it seems to be different, it gets deducted I think dollar for dollar.

 

[MS Mom]

In Quebec it seems to be different, it gets deducted I think dollar for dollar.

There's a dollar for dollar deduction in Ontario too. But, part of the parent's welfare/ODSP is for housing, etc. All that is an expense the parent bears, but is required by the child.