The appellant appealed a decision of the Social Benefits Tribunal that upheld the refusal to grant him financial assistance for shelter costs under the Ontario Works Act.
The appellant argued that requiring proof of incurred shelter costs contradicted the Act's definition of income assistance.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding no error of law, as section 7 of the Act explicitly states that eligibility conditions are set by regulation, and the regulation limits shelter assistance to actual costs payable.
