Student FT Application Updates: Enable dollar amount field for Room and Board exceptional expenses - FT Only

[michesmith]

This applies to FT only

Description of Task Allow student to input a dollar amount when answering 'yes' to living at home, AND 'yes' to paying rent to parents. If this exception request is approved, assess student based on a calculation to add a shelter value to the MSOL for a dependent student.

Current behavior: If student is A) Living in home paid for by parents/step-parents etc.. and B) paying room and board to the parent/step-parent etc… then:

• Student answers “which of following best describes your parent/step-parent situation
• Student uploads supporting documentation
• Exception is triggered in the application workflow
• Approved exception allows application to progress, but does not result in a different assessment value for student.

Expected behavior: If student is A) Living in home paid for by parents/step-parents etc.. and B) paying room and board to the parent/step-parent etc… then:

• Student answers “which of following best describes your parent/step-parent situation
• Student uploads supporting documentation
• Student inputs a dollar amount into a Numeric field which, if approved, will result in the student being assessed subject to a calculation
• Calculation = Monthly rent for the student declared in numerical field divided by 4.3. This number will replace the 0$ for shelter that makes up part of the MSOL. This number must be subject to a maximum of what the Single Student living away from home shelter limit is. This weekly amount is then multiplied by the number of offering weeks.

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Additional Context This would add a new path to SDA in the dmn with:

• studentDataRelationshipStatus = "single","other"
• studentDataDependantstatus = "dependant"
• studentDataHasDependents = "no"
• studentDataLivingWithParents = "yes"
• studentDataLivingathomeRent = "yes"

Acceptance Criteria

• [ ] Add dollar value field whenever student answers 'yes' to 'paying rent to parents. (This dollar value will be divided by 4.3 to be shown weekly and then represented in the MSOL field replacing the $0 for shelter for Single Student living at home. This weekly number will also need to be subject to a maximum of what the weekly shelter amount is for the MSOL for a Single Student living away from home.
• [ ] If dependant student is living at home and paying rent, they should be classified as "SDA", NOT "SDH" in the DMN tables.
• [ ] If independant student is living at home and paying rent, they should be classified as "SIA" NOT "SIH" in the DMN tables

[CarlyCotton]

Do these act the same as general exceptional expenses? " If approved, and the student is DEPENDANT the amount will be subtracted from the 'parental expected contribution' during the calculation of resources process."

Since this was initially proposed there has been clarification on the direction:

Expected behaviour: Student answers "yes" to both questions in the "Living Situation" section and provides additional details as requested: Private Zenhub Image

• Student inputs a dollar amount into a Numeric field
• Exception request to Ministry
• Ministry approves exception, they should be assessed as "SDA" instead of "SDH" when looked up in the dmnFullTimeLivingCategory.

Additional Context This would add a new path to SDA in the dmn with:

• studentDataRelationshipStatus = "single","other"
• studentDataDependantstatus = "dependant"
• studentDataHasDependents = "no"
• studentDataLivingWithParents = "yes"
• studentDataLivingathomeRent = "yes"

[HRAGANBC]

@CarlyCotton @Joshua-Lakusta

Given the proposed solution is to simply classify these students as 'living away from home', do we even need to collect a dollar figure of rent, or is that now irrelevant? I.e. Our system has it's own pre-set allowances for students living away from home, and by virtue of 'paying rent' to parents, they are entitled to that full away allowance, correct? If that's the case, we may not need the dollar figure?