Mr. Speaker, because there are some questions about it, I will try to speak quickly. I will read the determination of gross household income.

"The following forms of income for each member of the household are considered income for the purpose of determining shelter assistance.

"All forms of income, such as salary, self-employed earnings, wages, commissions, rents, investment income, part-time earnings, tips, alimony, maintenance payments, child support received from a separated or divorced spouse, court awarded child support payments, unemployment insurance benefits, old age security pension, guaranteed income supplement, CPP and QPP pension, private pensions or annuities, regular payments from WCB, insurance plans, legal settlements, employees granted housing allowances, and vacation travel assistance provided by the employer that is not used for vacation travel expenses by the employee.

"The following forms of income are not considered to be part of the income for purposes of determining shelter assistance.

"Child tax credit payments, maintenance payments for foster children, boarding allowances for students, living out or travelling allowances for any household member, lump sum payments received from insurance settlements, inheritance, disability awards, sale of effects, capital gains, legal settlements, windfall gain such as lotteries or bingos,"

That should interest all of you.

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"Gifts of cash, retraining allowances, loans, grants and bursaries for education and business, all income with the exception of employees on paid education leave of any household member whose full-time attendance is at school, treaty payments, social assistance payments, VTAs provided by an employer which are used by the employee for vacation expenses and settlement allowances.

"The following items are considered deductions from gross household income.

"We deduct $2500 per year or $208 per month from gross income earned by any household member who is receiving CPP or QPP retirement benefits. We also deduct the amount of alimony payments from the income of any household member who is paying alimony."