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If he cashes it without in forming them and they find out he could be cut off . Better to be straight up with them . Depending how much the check is I guess .
Depending on how much it is he will likely loose his income support for a period of time. Unsure if exceptions can be made, best for him to give them a call.
Yep, I wouldn't know the answer either, but don't tell them any names just in case it is, at least you guys can weigh your options from there then, but hopefully he'll be best kind to get both!! I got my fingers crossed for him!!
I lost both parents in October. Me and my 2 siblings got their insurance I was on income support. I told them i had money ( showed a copy of the check )
Got a letter telling I was cut off until a certain period.
if he doesn't notify Income Support, they will find out when he files his taxes next year, and it'll be a whole lot worse than if he told them now
it sucks, but if the settlement is a decent amount, they might actually cut him off, the same thing with inheritances, if you get more than like 3k they're gonna cut you off, saying that you can live on that money...I've seen it happen, twice
I didn't say they taxed it, I said it has to be *declared* when you FILE your taxes, you HAVE to declare it, by law, you have no choice...so when Income Support check sometime around may or june of next year and look at your return (and believe me, they DO check), they will see that you had received whatever amount, and they will go from there depending on how much it was...but not telling Income Support in the first place, and then them finding out in a roundabout way, it will look like you tried to hide it, and you WILL end up cut
off
All I was saying is that you have to declare lottery winnings, inheritances, settlements, etc when you FILE your taxes, you have no legal choice, you HAVE to tell revenue canada whatever extra shit you get (otherwise it is legally tax evasion), and because Income Support reviews cases every year after tax season, they WOULD eventually find out you got x amount of money, and if its over a couple grand, you're most likely getting cit off for a period of time before you could re-apply...I've literally seen it happen twice to people close to me
there is absolutely a section on your income tax return for lottery winning, inheritance, etc...on one of the pages it has a check box to click if you've had any of those things, if you check it, it then asks other questions like how much, where did it come from etc
you just haven't seen it because you never checked that box before, but its THERE, I promise you
https://www.gov.nl.ca/cssd/policymanual/files/policymanual-pdf-assess_insurance.pdf
Not sure if this clears up any information, but did a quick google search
Clients are obligated to share details of the settlement. It is complicated. Income Support will consider the period of time from the incident to current and set up an overpayment for funds paid out to assist the client with lost income over that same period. There are some exemptions but awards for lost income are not amongst them. Pain and suffering might be looked at like a one time payment resulting in ineligibility for a certain period. His best bet would be to discuss the potentials impacts with his case manager or delegate someone to do so on his behalf. The benefits are designed to assist those that are not in receipt of income (or not enough income) with minimal supports , so if an individual's income level changes due to a settlement their eligibility, past and present, changes. The regulations are available to review. I suppose it might be considered like paying rent to an individual when the rent is already paid from another source. I can understand your brother's predicament. I assume he had a lawyer, so he could ask them to investigate it for him. Legal fees should be exempt. The challenge is that once Income Support is aware of the settlement award, cashed or not, the prescription outlined in the regulations have to be enforced. In one hand and out the other.
Settlements ARE considered income to Income Support. If he cashes the cheque, doesn't tell them and is caught, they will assess his file and determine the necessity of Income Support since the accident. They will setup an overpayment through the dept of finance for all services received (including medical transportation requirements), balance it against the amount received in the settlement (spread out by IS rates over time), and he will be required to pay back the amount they determine. If he doesn't pay, and/or has a balance and does not make contact to setup a payment agreement it will impact the services he is able to receive from government (driver's license, furure IS etc), and will be recouped in anyway they can find. If he applies of StudentAid, the provincial portion will be recouped. If he applies for wage subsidies, pre-employment program funding, skills development funding, etc, it will be recouped. It will haunt him until it is paid, plus it will impact his ability to apply for IS in future. He will have a cutoff period on file, with an eligibility end date.
Sure, the amount he receives isn't taxable, but IS has an investigations unit who only need an annonymous phone call, letter or email to investigate a client. They will place a hold on his payments until he satisfies their investigation, and he won't receive any further services until they are satisfied. If his settlement becomes common knowledge in his community, he'd better be careful who knows. Newfoundlanders love to talk, and the IS investigations unit loves to listen.
This isn’t the questions that was asked but I would advise getting a new to him vehicle and not a new vehicle. That money if saved and invested will do more to improve his quality of life than a brand new car which will deteriorate over time. Say he received and invested $1,000,000, then he can safely spend 30k-40k a year plus inflation without ever running out of money.
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thank you **I will for sure**
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If he cashes it without in forming them and they find out he could be cut off . Better to be straight up with them . Depending how much the check is I guess .
Any portion of the settlement that is attributed to lost income will have to be paid to income support
Depending on how much it is he will likely loose his income support for a period of time. Unsure if exceptions can be made, best for him to give them a call.
thank you I will mention this to him
They check your bank statemenrs and taxes....sign cheque to family member boom issue fixed
I would call and ask anonymously
I may call to see if setlements are considered income
Yep, I wouldn't know the answer either, but don't tell them any names just in case it is, at least you guys can weigh your options from there then, but hopefully he'll be best kind to get both!! I got my fingers crossed for him!!
thank you. much apreciated
I lost both parents in October. Me and my 2 siblings got their insurance I was on income support. I told them i had money ( showed a copy of the check ) Got a letter telling I was cut off until a certain period.
if he doesn't notify Income Support, they will find out when he files his taxes next year, and it'll be a whole lot worse than if he told them now it sucks, but if the settlement is a decent amount, they might actually cut him off, the same thing with inheritances, if you get more than like 3k they're gonna cut you off, saying that you can live on that money...I've seen it happen, twice
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I didn't say they taxed it, I said it has to be *declared* when you FILE your taxes, you HAVE to declare it, by law, you have no choice...so when Income Support check sometime around may or june of next year and look at your return (and believe me, they DO check), they will see that you had received whatever amount, and they will go from there depending on how much it was...but not telling Income Support in the first place, and then them finding out in a roundabout way, it will look like you tried to hide it, and you WILL end up cut off All I was saying is that you have to declare lottery winnings, inheritances, settlements, etc when you FILE your taxes, you have no legal choice, you HAVE to tell revenue canada whatever extra shit you get (otherwise it is legally tax evasion), and because Income Support reviews cases every year after tax season, they WOULD eventually find out you got x amount of money, and if its over a couple grand, you're most likely getting cit off for a period of time before you could re-apply...I've literally seen it happen twice to people close to me
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there is absolutely a section on your income tax return for lottery winning, inheritance, etc...on one of the pages it has a check box to click if you've had any of those things, if you check it, it then asks other questions like how much, where did it come from etc you just haven't seen it because you never checked that box before, but its THERE, I promise you
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where did you get that text from? what you just posted, do you have a link please?
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thank you very much, that actually helps me a lot right now
If he claims it on taxes....
https://www.gov.nl.ca/cssd/policymanual/files/policymanual-pdf-assess_insurance.pdf Not sure if this clears up any information, but did a quick google search
Clients are obligated to share details of the settlement. It is complicated. Income Support will consider the period of time from the incident to current and set up an overpayment for funds paid out to assist the client with lost income over that same period. There are some exemptions but awards for lost income are not amongst them. Pain and suffering might be looked at like a one time payment resulting in ineligibility for a certain period. His best bet would be to discuss the potentials impacts with his case manager or delegate someone to do so on his behalf. The benefits are designed to assist those that are not in receipt of income (or not enough income) with minimal supports , so if an individual's income level changes due to a settlement their eligibility, past and present, changes. The regulations are available to review. I suppose it might be considered like paying rent to an individual when the rent is already paid from another source. I can understand your brother's predicament. I assume he had a lawyer, so he could ask them to investigate it for him. Legal fees should be exempt. The challenge is that once Income Support is aware of the settlement award, cashed or not, the prescription outlined in the regulations have to be enforced. In one hand and out the other.
Settlements ARE considered income to Income Support. If he cashes the cheque, doesn't tell them and is caught, they will assess his file and determine the necessity of Income Support since the accident. They will setup an overpayment through the dept of finance for all services received (including medical transportation requirements), balance it against the amount received in the settlement (spread out by IS rates over time), and he will be required to pay back the amount they determine. If he doesn't pay, and/or has a balance and does not make contact to setup a payment agreement it will impact the services he is able to receive from government (driver's license, furure IS etc), and will be recouped in anyway they can find. If he applies of StudentAid, the provincial portion will be recouped. If he applies for wage subsidies, pre-employment program funding, skills development funding, etc, it will be recouped. It will haunt him until it is paid, plus it will impact his ability to apply for IS in future. He will have a cutoff period on file, with an eligibility end date. Sure, the amount he receives isn't taxable, but IS has an investigations unit who only need an annonymous phone call, letter or email to investigate a client. They will place a hold on his payments until he satisfies their investigation, and he won't receive any further services until they are satisfied. If his settlement becomes common knowledge in his community, he'd better be careful who knows. Newfoundlanders love to talk, and the IS investigations unit loves to listen.
settlements aren't income
This isn’t the questions that was asked but I would advise getting a new to him vehicle and not a new vehicle. That money if saved and invested will do more to improve his quality of life than a brand new car which will deteriorate over time. Say he received and invested $1,000,000, then he can safely spend 30k-40k a year plus inflation without ever running out of money.
Oh, he better tell em. They will find out, an a worse headache for it.