Deficiency

The deficiency is the amount that a client's standard costs exceed their disposable income.

To qualify for Temporary Additional Support a client must:

• have standard costs that exceeds their disposable income and
• have a deficiency of $1.00 or more

The deficiency is compared to the upper limit of Temporary Additional Support payable to the client to determine the rate of payment for Temporary Additional Support.

Note if the client qualifies for a disability exception amount, the rate of Temporary Additional Support payable is the upper limit of Temporary Additional Support plus the disability exception amount.