Saskatchewan Employment Incentive Regulations, S-8 Reg 14

1 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive Regulations being Chapter S-8 Reg 14 (effective January 16, 2024). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE Table of Contents PART 1 PART 3 Preliminary Matters Income Calculation and SEI Benefit 1 Title 22 Eligible income 2 Definitions and interpretation 23 Other income PART 2 24 Lump sum income 25 SEI benefit calculation Employment Incentive Program 3 Program established and designated PART 4 4 Eligibility Appeals 5 Composition of family unit 26 Advice re right to appeal 6 Children of applicant or client 27 Grounds for appeal 7 Eligible family units 28 Appeal to program manager 8 Eligible individuals 29 Adjudicator 9 Application 30 Appeal to adjudicator 10 Confirmation, income information 31 Benefits to successful appellant 11 Confirmation of application PART 5 12 Income information General 13 Determination of eligibility 32 Overpayments 14 Discrepancies in information 33 Coming into force 15 Reporting 16 Late report 17 Calculation of SEI benefit 18 Payment of SEI benefit 19 Termination of entitlement 20 Effects of termination 21 Re‑application for SEI benefit 3 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 CHAPTER S-8 REG 14 The Saskatchewan Assistance Act PART 1 Preliminary Matters Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive Regulations. Definitions and interpretation 2(1) In these regulations: “Act” means The Saskatchewan Assistance Act; “adjudicator” means the adjudicator appointed pursuant to section 29; “appellant” means a person who: (a) appeals a decision to a program manager or designate pursuant to section 28; or (b) appeals a decision of a program manager or designate to an adjudicator pursuant to section 30; “applicant” means a member of a family unit that applies for the Saskatchewan Employment Incentive (SEI) benefit pursuant to section 9; “benefit month” means the calendar month for which the SEI benefit is being calculated; “child” means an individual within the meaning of section 6; “client” means an individual whose application for the SEI benefit has been accepted; “eligible family unit” means a family unit within the meaning of section 7; “eligible individual” means an individual within the meaning of section 8; “employment income”, with respect to an applicant or client, means the gross amount of all wages, salaries, pay, commission, self‑employment income and any compensation for labour or personal services as reported or to be reported in the return of income filed pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada); “family unit” means a unit within the meaning of section 5; “gross income” means the total income before deductions are considered; “health services number” means a unique number assigned to an individual who is or was registered as a beneficiary to receive insured services pursuant to The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act; “insured services” means insured services as defined in The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act; 4 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE “other income”, with respect to an applicant or client, means the income as set out in section 23; “overpayment” means, except in section 27, a payment of an amount in excess of a client’s entitlement under an assistance program established pursuant to the Act; “preceding taxation year” means: (a) with respect to an applicant or the spouse of an applicant, the taxation year ended immediately preceding the beginning of the program year in which the applicant applies for the SEI benefit; and (b) with respect to a client or the spouse of a client, the taxation year ended immediately preceding the beginning of the program year in which the income of the client or spouse, as the case may be, is being calculated; “program” means the SEI Program established pursuant to section 3; “program year” means a period commencing on July 1 in one year and ending on June 30 in the following year; “reserve” means a reserve within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada); “SEI benefit” means the benefit calculated pursuant to section 17; “spouse” means: (a) the spouse, as defined in The Family Maintenance Act, 1997, of an applicant or client; or (b) if an applicant or client does not have a spouse as described in clause (a) or is living separate and apart from a spouse described in that clause, another individual who: (i) cohabits with the applicant or client for a period of not less than 3 months and shares financial resources with the applicant or client; (ii) represents himself or herself as the spouse of the applicant or client or as a parent of a child of the applicant or client; (iii) is a parent of a child of the applicant or client; or (iv) for any purpose identifies the applicant or client or a child of the applicant or client as his or her dependant; “taxation year” means taxation year as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada). (2) For the purposes of these regulations: (a) a person is deemed to be under 13 years of age during the entire month in which the person attains the age of 13 years; and (b) subject to subsection 8(2), a person is deemed to be under 18 years of age during the entire month in which the person attains the age of 18 years. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s2. 5 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 PART 2 Employment Incentive Program Program established and designated 3(1) The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive Program is: (a) established to provide program benefits to eligible family units; and (b) designated as an income‑tested program for the purposes of clause 2(c.01) of the Act. (2) The name “SEI” is the abbreviated form of the name of the program and the abbreviation when used has the same legal effect and meaning as the full name of the program. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s3. Eligibility 4 The SEI benefit: (a) is payable: (i) to a family unit containing 1 or more children that is determined to be an eligible family unit; and (ii) only with respect to individuals who are determined to be eligible individuals; and (b) continues to be payable to the family unit until the entitlement of the family unit to receive payments is terminated pursuant to section 19. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s4. Composition of family unit 5 A family unit consists of: (a) an individual who is an applicant or client; (b) the spouse, if any, of the individual mentioned in clause (a); and (c) subject to section 6, any children of the individual mentioned in clause (a) and of the spouse mentioned in clause (b). 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s5. Children of applicant or client 6 The child of an applicant or client is part of a family unit for the purposes of clause 5(c) if: (a) the child is under 13 years of age; or (b) the child is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age and has a child care need due to special circumstances as determined by the minister. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s6. 6 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE Eligible family units 7(1) The family unit of an applicant is an eligible family unit if the applicant or the spouse, if any, of the applicant: (a) is an eligible individual; (b) has a valid social insurance number assigned pursuant to the authority of any Act of the Parliament of Canada and a health services number; (c) has a minimum eligible income from employment established by the minister; and (d) receives the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) for eligible children. (2) An eligible family unit includes only those members of a family unit who are eligible individuals and their children. (3) Unless otherwise provided, the fact that one member of a family unit is not an eligible individual does not prevent the other members of the family unit from being considered an eligible family unit. (4) A family unit is not an eligible family unit if either: (a) the family unit is receiving benefits as an eligible beneficiary pursuant to The Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability Regulations, 2012; or (b) the family unit is receiving benefits as a client pursuant to The Saskatchewan Income Support Regulations. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s7. Eligible individuals 8(1) An individual is an eligible individual in a family unit if: (a) the individual is a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident and resides in Saskatchewan; (b) the individual is 18 years of age or older; and (c) either: (i) the individual is eligible to receive insured services as a resident or beneficiary pursuant to The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act and The Medical Care Insurance Beneficiary and Administration Regulations; or (ii) the individual is an individual in the circumstances described in clause (3)(i) and, in the opinion of a program manager, exceptional circumstances exist. (2) For the purposes of clause (1)(b), an individual is deemed to be 18 years of age during the entire month in which the individual attains the age of 18 years. (3) The following are not eligible individuals: (a) an individual who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 30 days in a correctional facility as defined in The Correctional Services Act, 2012; (b) an individual who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 30 days in a custody facility as defined in The Youth Justice Administration Act, 2019; 7 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 (c) an inmate as defined in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Canada) or a prisoner as defined in the Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada); (d) a child in the care of the minister within the meaning of The Child and Family Services Act; (e) a child in the care of an agency that has entered into an agreement pursuant to section 61 of The Child and Family Services Act; (f) a non‑immigrant as defined in The Medical Care Insurance Beneficiary and Administration Regulations to whom subsection 6(3) of those regulations applies; (g) an individual whose application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident was sponsored in accordance with the regulations made pursuant to section 13 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), during the period of sponsorship; (h) an individual who resides on a reserve; (i) subject to subclause (1)(c)(ii), an individual who has been outside of Saskatchewan for a period greater than 60 consecutive days. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s8. Application 9(1) One member of a family unit may apply for the SEI benefit on behalf of the family unit. (2) An applicant must: (a) apply to the ministry in a form and manner approved by the minister; (b) provide the information requested by the minister with respect to the composition of the applicant’s family unit that is necessary to establish the eligibility of the applicant’s family unit to receive the SEI benefit; and (c) provide the applicant’s health services number. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s9. Confirmation, income information 10 An applicant who wishes to proceed with an application and the applicant’s spouse, if any, must provide: (a) confirmation of the application in accordance with section 11; and (b) information respecting income in accordance with section 12. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s10. Confirmation of application 11(1) The confirmation of an application must be submitted in a form and manner approved by the minister and must be signed by the applicant and the applicant’s spouse, if any. 8 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE (2) The minister may require the confirmation of application mentioned in subsection (1) to be submitted electronically. (3) The confirmation form is to include: (a) a declaration that the applicant and the applicant’s spouse, if any, have reviewed the information set out on the form and the information provided pursuant to section 9 and confirm that it is correct; and (b) the consent of the applicant and the applicant’s spouse, if any, to the disclosure to the ministry of personal information with respect to the family unit in the records of government ministries and agencies and other bodies for the purpose of determining: (i) the eligibility of the family unit to receive the SEI benefit or to continue receiving the SEI benefit; and (ii) the amount of the SEI benefit to which the family unit may be entitled. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s11. Income information 12 The applicant must provide the following income information, in a form and manner approved by the minister: (a) the employment income, other than self‑employment income, and other income of the applicant and the applicant’s spouse, if any, for the month before the month in which the application was made; (b) if the applicant or the applicant’s spouse, if any, has self-employment income, the gross income from self-employment: (i) reported in the return of income filed pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) for the preceding taxation year; or (ii) in the case of income from self‑employment in its first calendar year of operation, the gross income from self-employment for the month before the month in which the application was made. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s12. Determination of eligibility 13(1) The minister shall assess the information provided pursuant to sections 9, 12 and 15 in determining whether the applicant’s family unit is an eligible family unit. (2) After an initial determination of eligibility, the minister shall reassess the eligibility of a family unit to receive the SEI benefit each month, and the amount of that benefit, taking into account any changes in income, composition of the family unit or other factors that affect eligibility as set out in section 15. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s13. 9 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 Discrepancies in information 14(1) In this section, “information holder” means: (a) the Ministry of Health; (b) the Workers’ Compensation Board continued by The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 or a similar body established by another jurisdiction; (c) the Maintenance Enforcement Office continued by The Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, 1997; (d) any department or agency of the Government of Canada that keeps records pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan or the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any department or agency of the government of any province or territory that keeps records pursuant to income tax legislation; (e) the Canada Employment Insurance Commission; or (f) an employer of an applicant or client or the spouse or a dependant of an applicant or client. (2) If there are discrepancies between the information provided by an applicant or client and the information in the records of an information holder: (a) the eligibility of the applicant and the amount of the SEI benefit, if any, to which the applicant is entitled is to be determined on the basis of the information in the records of the information holder; and (b) the eligibility of the client to continue receiving the SEI benefit and the amount of the client’s SEI benefit are to be determined on the basis of the information in the records of the information holder until the information holder has corrected that information at the request of the client. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s14. Reporting 15(1) A client must report to the ministry, in a form and manner approved by the minister, not later than the last day of the month following the month with respect to which the report relates: (a) the monthly income of the family; (b) any changes in the composition of the family unit; and (c) any other changes that affect the eligibility of the applicant and the applicant’s spouse, if any. (2) For the purposes of clause (1)(a), the client must provide the following income information: (a) employment income, other than self‑employment income, and other income of the client and the client’s spouse, if any, for the month in which that income was received; and 10 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE (b) with respect to self‑employment income of the client and the client’s spouse, if any: (i) the gross income from self‑employment in accordance with clause 12(b); or (ii) if there is no change in self-employment income from the previous month, confirmation to that effect. (3) If a client reports a change in the composition of the family unit that involves the addition of a spouse or a change of spouse, the client must provide confirmation respecting the spouse and the spouse’s consent in accordance with section 11. (4) For the purposes of this section and section 12, the minister may require an applicant or client to provide the minister with any additional information that the minister may reasonably require to evaluate the eligibility of the applicant or client with respect to the SEI benefit. (5) If the minister requires additional information pursuant to subsection (4), the applicant or client shall provide that information within the time set by the minister. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s15. Late report 16(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a client fails to complete the requirements of section 15 in the month in which the report or additional information is required, the payment of the SEI benefit is to be suspended. (2) If a client meets the requirements of section 15 in the month that follows the month in which compliance was required and otherwise remains eligible for the SEI benefit, the client’s entitlement to receive the SEI benefit for the month mentioned in subsection (1) is to be reinstated. (3) If a client does not meet the requirements of section 15 by the end of the month that follows the month in which compliance was required, the client’s entitlement to receive payments of the SEI benefit terminates in accordance with section 19. (4) If an applicant fails to complete the requirements of subsection 15(4) within the time set by the minister, the minister shall discontinue the assessment of the eligibility of the applicant’s family unit for the SEI benefit. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s16. Calculation of SEI benefit 17(1) The amount of the SEI benefit for a month is calculated in accordance with section 25 based on the income of the family unit in the month preceding the month in which the payment is to be made. (2) After the initial calculation of the amount of the SEI benefit, the amount is to be recalculated each month, taking into account any changes in circumstances that affect the amount of the benefit. (3) For the purposes of recalculating the amount of the SEI benefit, changes in circumstances are taken into account from the date on which the changes occurred. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s17. 11 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 Payment of SEI benefit 18(1) The SEI benefit is to be paid to a client with respect to the month in which an application is made, as calculated pursuant to subsection 17(1), and thereafter on a monthly basis, as recalculated pursuant to subsection 17(2), while the client remains eligible. (2) The SEI benefit is to be paid to a client only by direct deposit to an account specified by the client with a chartered bank, trust company or credit union. (3) A program manager may approve payment directly by cheque to a client in case of exceptional circumstances if the program manager considers it appropriate to do so. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s18. Termination of entitlement 19(1) A client’s entitlement to receive payments of the SEI benefit terminates if: (a) as a result of a change in income, composition of the family unit or another factor that affects eligibility, the client is determined to be no longer eligible for the SEI benefit; or (b) the client fails: (i) to complete a monthly report within the period mentioned in subsection 16(3); (ii) in the case of a client who has self-employment income, to report that income at the end of a month pursuant to section 15; (iii) to comply with a request for information in accordance with subsection 16(1) or (3); or (iv) to meet the requirements of section 15 within the period mentioned in subsection 16(3). (2) If a client’s entitlement to receive payments of the SEI benefit is terminated for a reason described in subsection (1), written notice will be given to the client that the client’s entitlement to payments of the SEI benefit is terminated. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s19. Effects of termination 20 If a client’s entitlement to receive payments of the SEI benefit is terminated, no further payments of the SEI benefit are to be made to the client unless: (a) on an appeal pursuant to section 28 or 30, it is determined that the client is eligible to receive the SEI benefit; or (b) the client re‑establishes the client’s entitlement to receive the SEI benefit pursuant to section 21. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s20. 12 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE Re‑application for SEI benefit 21 A client whose SEI benefit is terminated pursuant to section 19 or who withdraws from the program must, if the client wishes to re‑establish the client’s entitlement to receive the SEI benefit, re‑apply to the ministry, and sections 9 to 14 apply, with any necessary modification. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s21. PART 3 Income Calculation and SEI Benefit Eligible income 22 The total employment income of an applicant or client and the spouse, if any, of the applicant or client is the amount I, determined in accordance with the following formula: I = IE + (IS × 0.4) where: I is total employment income for the month; IE is the gross income from employment for the month; and IS is the gross income from self-employment for the month. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s22. Other income 23(1) For the purposes of determining the monthly amount of the SEI benefit to which an applicant or client is entitled, the amounts received by the applicant or client, and the spouse of the applicant or client, if any, from the following sources are to be included in the calculation of family monthly income: (a) the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and other benefits pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan; (b) Employment Insurance (EI) pursuant to the Employment Insurance Regulations (Canada); (c) rental income pursuant to The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 or other rental income due to rental of land, building and other assets; (d) lottery or casino winnings; (e) Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) pursuant to the Old Age Security Act (Canada); (f) the Seniors Income Plan (SIP) pursuant to The Seniors Income Plan Regulations; (g) inheritances; (h) maintenance as defined in The Family Maintenance Act, 1997; (i) benefits pursuant to The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013; (j) monetary gifts or donations. 13 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 (2) The amount of any overpayment recovered from an applicant or client by set‑off or any other means is to be included when determining family monthly income. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s23. Lump sum income 24 For the purposes of the calculation of the SEI benefit in section 25, income received in the form of a lump sum payment: (a) is to be assessed against the singular month in which the income has been received by the client, with no impact on the client’s ongoing eligibility for future months; and (b) may have the effect of reducing the SEI benefit for the month mentioned in clause (a) to zero. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s24. SEI benefit calculation 25(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the SEI benefit of an applicant or client for a benefit month is the amount, SEI, if it is positive, calculated in accordance with the following formula: SEI = MB - [R × (FI - ITP)], if FI > ITP where: SEI is the SEI benefit; MB is the maximum benefit described in subsection (2); R is the reduction rate, as determined by the minister; FI is the monthly family income, being the sum of the amount I calculated in accordance with section 22 and other income described in section 23; and ITP is the income turning point, being the designated income level, as determined by the minister, up to which the client is eligible to receive the maximum SEI benefit. (2) The maximum amount of the SEI benefit to which a client is entitled, based on the number of eligible children in the family unit, is an amount to be determined by the minister. (3) If the SEI benefit calculated in accordance with subsection (1) for a benefit month is zero or negative: (a) no SEI benefit is to be paid to the client for that benefit month; and (b) that calculation is not to affect the calculation of the SEI benefit with respect to any future benefit month. (4) If the total employment income for a benefit month as calculated pursuant to section 22 is less than the minimum eligible employment income established by the minister, the SEI benefit for that benefit month is deemed to be zero. 14 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE (5) If, in the calculation of the amount SEI in subsection (1), the value of variable FI is less than or equal to the value of variable ITP for a benefit month, the SEI benefit for that benefit month is deemed to be the maximum benefit described in subsection (2). 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s25. PART 4 Appeals Advice re right to appeal 26 The ministry shall advise applicants and clients in writing of their right to appeal decisions pursuant to subsection 27(1). 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s26. Grounds for appeal 27(1) Appeals may be made only with respect to documented decisions relating to the following matters: (a) assessment of eligibility for the SEI benefit; (b) calculation of SEI benefit; (c) suspension of payment of the SEI benefit; (d) termination of entitlement to receive the SEI benefit; (e) overpayments of the SEI benefit. (2) An appeal may be commenced only by an applicant or client, or by a person with authority pursuant to an Act or a court order to act on behalf of the applicant or client. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s27. Appeal to program manager 28(1) For the purposes of this section and section 30, “program manager” includes a designate of a program manager. (2) An appellant may appeal a decision mentioned in subsection 27(1) to a program manager by submitting a written notice of appeal, in a form approved by the minister, within 15 days after the date of the decision. (3) An appellant must provide any written documentation in support of the appeal when submitting the notice of appeal. (4) The program manager shall, within 10 days after receiving the notice of appeal mentioned in subsection (1): (a) consider the appeal and make a decision; and (b) provide a copy of the decision with reasons to the appellant. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s28. 15 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE S-8 REG 14 Adjudicator 29 The minister shall appoint an adjudicator for the purpose of considering and determining appeals pursuant to section 30. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s29. Appeal to adjudicator 30(1) An appellant may appeal a decision of the program manager pursuant to clause 28(4)(a) to the adjudicator by filing a notice of appeal, together with any written submissions and materials in support of the appeal, with the minister within 15 days after the date of the decision. (2) The minister shall promptly transmit to the adjudicator any notice of appeal filed pursuant to subsection (1), together with any written submissions and materials filed in support of the appeal. (3) As soon as is practicable after a notice of appeal filed pursuant to subsection (1) is transmitted to the adjudicator, the adjudicator shall provide the program manager or designate with a copy of the notice of appeal and any written submissions and materials filed by the appellant. (4) The program manager shall: (a) file any written submissions and materials in support of the decision that is the subject of the appeal within 7 days after receiving a copy of the notice of appeal; and (b) as soon as is practicable, provide the appellant with a copy of the submissions and materials mentioned in clause (a). (5) An appeal pursuant to this section is to be based on the written submissions of the appellant and the program manager. (6) The adjudicator shall review the decision and the submissions of the parties and may require the parties to provide further information. (7) The adjudicator shall, within 20 days after the day on which the notice of appeal is transmitted to the adjudicator, make a decision and provide the parties with a copy of the decision, together with written reasons for the decision. (8) The decision of an adjudicator is final and there is no further right of appeal. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s30. Benefits to successful appellant 31(1) If an appellant who was receiving the SEI benefit before the commencement of an appeal pursuant to section 28 is successful on the appeal or on a further appeal pursuant to section 30, and it is determined that the appellant is entitled to receive the SEI benefit in an amount greater than the amount actually received, the appellant is entitled to receive a payment in an amount equal to the difference between the total of the amounts actually received and the total of the amounts to which the appellant is determined to be entitled. 16 S-8 REG 14 SASKATCHEWAN EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE (2) If an appellant whose application for the SEI benefit was refused is successful on an appeal pursuant to section 28 or on a further appeal pursuant to section 30, and it is determined that the appellant is entitled to receive the SEI benefit, the appellant is entitled to receive a payment in an amount equal to the total of the amounts of the SEI benefit that the appellant would have received if the appellant’s application for the SEI benefit had been approved. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s31. PART 5 General Overpayments 32(1) Overpayments of the SEI benefit and of any assistance from other programs established pursuant to the Act may be deducted from future payments of the SEI benefit at a rate determined by the minister. (2) Subject to subsection (3), if an overpayment mentioned in subsection (1) exceeds the rate determined by the minister, the remainder of that overpayment is to be recovered by deductions from succeeding regular payments until the entire amount of that overpayment is recovered. (3) If, in the opinion of the program manager, exceptional circumstances exist, the program manager may reduce the rate at which overpayments mentioned in subsection (1) are recovered from a client. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s32. Coming into force 33(1) Subject to subsection (2), these regulations come into force on January 16, 2024. (2) If these regulations are filed with the Registrar of Regulations after January 16, 2024, these regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 8 Dec 2023 cS-8 Reg 14 s33. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE KING’S PRINTER Copyright©2023