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Earnings Exemptions for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities

• An earnings exemption up to $300 per month to single income assistance clients with a child who, due to the nature of the child's disability, are prevented from leaving home for employment, or are limited to working part-time (up to 30 hours per week) outside the home.
• Earnings exemptions allow eligible clients to keep a portion of their income in addition to their monthly income assistance cheque.
• The ministry recognizes that although caregivers for children with disabilities are often unable to seek full time employment, some are able to work or earn income in their homes (i.e., room and board) or manage part time work outside the home.
• This exemption applies to a single income assistance client who is the primary caregiver of a child with disabilities. The child may be a dependent child of the caregiver, a child in the home of a relative (caregiver receives funds under the ministry's Child in the Home of a Relative program), or a foster child.

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