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B.C. To Raise Disability Assistance Rates By $50 Per Month As Of April

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Feb, 2017 01:34 PM
    VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's raising disability assistance rates this spring by $50 per month.
     
    The provincial government says it is investing $199 million over three years in order to raise the monthly payments.
     
    A single person on disability currently receives $983 per month, but that will go up to $1,033 as of April 1.
     
    The ministry of social development says a couple receiving disability assistance will get an increase of $100 per month, for a total payment of $1,773.
     
    In 2016, the ministry said close to 100,000 people receive disability assistance from the province — a figure that has doubled since 2001.
     
    The ministry says the increased rates support B.C.'s 10-year accessibility plan to remove barriers for people with disabilities in the province. 

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