A user can explicitly assign one or more case components to a nominee with a delivery pattern as required. Assigning a case component to a nominee instructs the system to issue payments and bills in respect of that component to the nominee. Each time a case component is assigned to a nominee, a delivery pattern from the list of nominee's delivery patterns and a component assignment date must be specified. The component assignment date can either be specified or the start date of the case may be used. This date is the date from which the component assignment comes into effect.
Only one nominee can be assigned to one case component at a given point in time. In other words, the time periods during which the nominees are assigned to the same case component cannot overlap. Note that in the case of an underpayment component where the payment is once off, the payment cannot be split between different nominees over different time periods. A user can assign one or more case components to the same nominee multiple times, as long as different delivery patterns are specified. For example, a case has two components associated with it, an Income Assistance and a Medical Assistance component. The system automatically assigns both components to John Smith who is the primary client with a delivery pattern of "Monthly by Check", which is specified when the case is created. John Smith would like to receive payments for the Income Assistance component monthly whereas he would prefer to receive payments for the Medical Allowance component weekly. To meet the client's requirements, the caseworker can assign a new "Weekly by Check" delivery pattern to John Smith and then assign the Medical Allowance component to John Smith with the new delivery pattern. All payments in respect of the two components will now be issued to John using the required delivery patterns.
A user can also create a new nominee and assign one or more case components to the nominee. For example, a case has two components associated with it, an Income Assistance and a Medical Assistance component. The system automatically assigns both components to James Smith who is the primary client with a delivery pattern of "Monthly by Check", which is specified when the case is created. James Smith would like his spouse Linda Smith to receive payments for the Medical Allowance component. The caseworker can then add Linda Smith as a second nominee to the case and explicitly assign the Medical Assistance component to Linda Smith selecting any delivery patterns that have been created for Linda. All payments in respect of the Medical Allowance component will now be issued to Linda Smith.