Is a child's CPP disability benefit included in the claimant's income?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.C. v D.R.C, 2019 BCSC 1218 (CanLII):
The respondent seeks to have the children’s CPP Disabled Contributor’s Child Benefits included in the claimant’s income. However, these funds are a benefit that belongs to the children, and are payable to or to benefit the children (Wadden v. Wadden, 2000 BCSC 960). No authority is referenced by the respondent supporting their inclusion in the claimant’s income. As a result, it is not to be included.
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