Two B.C. disability advocates are saying Canada's Disability Benefit Act is too restrictive and is not enough money to help those in need.
RELATED VIDEO: Disability advocates held out so much hope before last week's federal budget, as Ottawa released how much a new benefit would help their finances. As Angela Jung reports, when the amount was revealed, hope turned to disappointment – Apr 21, 2024Vancouver Island man Jeff Leggat said he stopped working in 2018 due to his disability conditions of both acute anxiety and depressive disorder. He also lives with intermittent agoraphobia.
However, the plan to offer 600,000 people with the benefit works out to $200 per month, which is about six dollars per day. “People were really hoping that this benefit would transform lives and help people with disabilities thrive rather than just survive.”
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