# 2022-184 Pay and Benefits, Allowances and Benefits, Imposed Restriction

Case summary

F&R Date: 2023-07-10

The grievor's Isolation Allowance ceased on the day she was posted on Imposed Restriction (IR) to a new location that was not an isolated post. The grievor disputed the cessation of this allowance because she still maintained a residence in the isolated post where her service spouse remained, the costs of which were high and previously supported by two isolation allowances.

The Initial Authority (IA) denied the grievance, determining that the payment of an Isolation Allowance stops on the date the member is posted for duty at a location that is not an isolated post, in accordance with Compensation and Benefit Instructions for the Canadian Forces (CBI) 11.2.04(13). The IA also determined that, because the grievor was posted to the new location during Active Posting Season, her circumstances did not represent a temporary absence in accordance with CBI 11.2.04(1).

The Committee found that the grievor's Isolation Allowance was appropriately ceased in accordance with CBI 11.2.04(13)(b) because she no longer met the conditions for entitlement under CBI 11.2.01(2) as of the date she was posted to the new location which was not an isolated post. The Committee also noted that the increased cost of living was accounted for by permitting a change of status for the service spouse remaining in the isolated post from accompanied to unaccompanied under CBI 11.2.04(3), which increased the service spouse's Isolation Allowance. In addition, the Committee noted that members on IR are provided separate benefits for expenses associated with their primary residence, such as the Separation Expense. The Committee subsequently recommended that the Final Authority not afford the grievor redress.