The Hill Times
In 2023, the historic passing of the Canada Disability Benefit Act offered a significant promise: to provide people with disabilities desperately needed financial support to lift them out of poverty. Yet, Budget 2024 and proposed regulations reveal a troubling truth: the Canada Disability Benefit in its current form would not deliver on this promise. Krista Carr is the executive vice-president of Inclusion Canada.
The average poverty line across Canada—measured by the Market Basket Measure—is $26,781.03. Reducing a poverty reduction benefit before reaching the poverty line is illogical, and ignores the intention of the benefit. Additionally, the proposed regulations would allow a single person to earn up to only $10,000 of employment income exempt from the calculation of their benefit amount. Such a low exemption discourages work, further perpetuating a cycle of poverty.
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