What are some cases that support the proposition that disability benefits should not be treated as income?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from T.C. v L.A, 2020 BCSC 1313 (CanLII):

The proposition that disability benefits are not to be treated as income finds its source in two separate decisions: Manuge v. Canada, 2012 FC 499, and MK v. RAS, 2004 BCSC 1798.

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