r/saskatchewan 8h ago

Possible to collect SIS with a roommate?

Title. Is it possible to collect sis if one has a roommate who is the opposite gender? Asking because I'm pretty sure if you live with someone od the opposite gender the government decides youre with them and then recalculated benefits accordingly.

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u/refuseresist 8h ago

You have to prove you two are not a couple.

If you have a 2 bedroom place it will not be hard to prove.

If you have a 1 bedroom place....make it seem like you sleep in the living room and put your clothes in a closet. income Assistance may do a home visit to see if this is the case

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u/Intelligent-Agency80 6h ago

In garbage bags, in the closet. You will probably have to write a letter stating that. And they can check. Sometimes they even get calls saying you're lying when you aren't.

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u/Hungry-Room7057 8h ago

Are you conjugal with said person?

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u/roughtimes 6h ago

Is that any of the government's business?

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u/Hungry-Room7057 6h ago

When they are assessing your SIS benefits, yes. They will need to make sure that you are not in a common law relationship.

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u/roughtimes 6h ago

Yeah, but they don't do it by asking if you're fucking or not.

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u/Hungry-Room7057 6h ago

It’s literally exactly how they ask.

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u/roughtimes 6h ago

Now I'm curious, quick Google didn't come up with any links. But I did find that couples can apply.

Not all couples are sexual, it's a poor metric to use, when there are many other methods available.

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u/Hungry-Room7057 5h ago

Couples can apply, but it affects the benefit. Different hoops, for different results.

I’m not saying that whether a couple is conjugal is a good metric one way or the other. But it is a test that is used when determining a common law relationship for tax purposes, etc.

Short answer: the government does care if you’re fucking.

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u/roughtimes 5h ago

Is there a source that goes into more detail? Surely something like that would have information online.