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===Social assistance=== | ===Social assistance=== | ||
The ministry that administers the ''Employment and Assistance Act'' and is responsible for social assistance often treats anyone living together as a couple as being in a spousal relationship, whether you are or aren't. This will decrease, and sometimes cancel, your benefit entitlement under what's known as the ''spouse in the house'' rule. As soon as you and your partner — or the person the ministry claims is your partner — stop living together, the ministry will usually return to treating you as single. | The ministry that administers the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l7 Employment and Assistance Act]'' and is responsible for social assistance often treats anyone living together as a couple as being in a spousal relationship, whether you are or aren't. This will decrease, and sometimes cancel, your benefit entitlement under what's known as the ''spouse in the house'' rule. As soon as you and your partner — or the person the ministry claims is your partner — stop living together, the ministry will usually return to treating you as single. | ||
===Employment Insurance=== | ===Employment Insurance=== | ||