Send A Message: Raising The Rates
- Spencer van Vloten
- Dec 7, 2024
- 1 min read
BC Disability
December 7th, 2024
BC's provincial disability rates are far below the poverty line, while claw backs on extra income keep persons with disabilities from getting ahead.
This has been the case far too long, and it's time that changed.
Complete the form below asking for your MLA, Premier Eby, and the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to commit to action. Your message will be sent directly to them.
That means increasing PWD rates to at least $2100 monthly to meet the low-income classification for a single adult, and removing damaging claw backs and spousal caps.
Thank you for raising your voice; change is long overdue.
-Spencer van Vloten
Spencer van Vloten is the editor of BC Disability. To get in touch, send an email to spencer@bcdisability.com!
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I am on Disability PWD and the Seniors SAFERBC program rejects all PWD anyone getting Provincial disability will be rejected, please remove that exempt from PWD. I sued 4 cities and UBC this was above the courts, S-248650, corruption they took our properties, they demoted us from Private Schooled to Public we were now taxed this is a sovereign territory the Queen had no right here she made the colonies and removed them in 1931, we were under contract 1927 - 1937, 10 Years, we lived in the Union Theology College of British Columbia on the University Hill our family home the United Church of Canada, to be remembered in history to be the most significate family founding father o…
This system is terrible. It keeps people with disabilities in constant poverty without any chance to get out. I am able to work part time. I work a decent paying job, 3 days a week which puts me over the yearly cap by about 5 months. Its disheartening when I have to debate keeping this position or moving to a casual on-call position because I will 'make too much', which we all know is poverty level. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this position! I WANT to work and shouldnt be punished for doing so! There are times I cant work for sure, but why punish people for working??? Utterly shameful BC govt!
I would like to see more information about Bill C-22, which is going to raise rates for people on disability. But only to those who qualify for the disability tax credit. The vast majority do not qualify for that. This will leave so many people stuck in abject poverty. It's such a weasly way for the government to look like they are doing something, but they really aren't. I hope people are working behind the scenes to address this! 😏
I have worked all my life and when I'm whole life I don't see how are grommet things we can life of the money they give us a month people that are new to Canada get more than we do