Canada Disability Benefit Regulations

Marginal note:Potential ineligibility

• 10 (1) If the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that a beneficiary does not meet the eligibility criteria set out in section 2 or that an inquiry with respect to their eligibility is necessary, the Minister may suspend payment of the allocation to the beneficiary until the Minister is satisfied that they are eligible.

• Marginal note:Reasonable time

  (2) The Minister must review a beneficiary’s eligibility within a reasonable time.

• Marginal note:Resumption of payment

  (3) If a suspension is lifted, the Minister must resume payment of the allocation and make a lump sum payment that is equal to the sum of the payments, as calculated in accordance with section 6, that the beneficiary was entitled to receive during the period of the suspension.