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== A. Income Assistance, PPMB Assistance, and Disability Assistance Rates == | == A. Income Assistance, PPMB Assistance, and Disability Assistance Rates == | ||
People who are eligible for income assistance, PPMB assistance, or disability assistance are entitled to the amounts determined in Schedule A of the EAR or EAPWDR, minus any non-exempt | People who are eligible for income assistance, PPMB assistance, or disability assistance are entitled to the assistance amounts determined in Schedule A of the EAR or EAPWDR, minus any non-exempt income | ||
All rates are monthly and set out in Schedule A of the EAR and EAPWDR. The rates | All rates are monthly and set out in Schedule A of the EAR and EAPWDR. The Ministry divides the rates into a portion for shelter, and a separate portion for support (which the Ministry intends to cover all living expenses other than shelter, including food, clothing, etc.). The shelter portion listed is a maximum. The Ministry will only pay the lesser of a person’s actual shelter costs or the maximum listed shelter allowance. Below are examples of monthly rates for different family configurations: | ||
*For a single person under age 65 on income assistance: $ | *For a single person under age 65 on income assistance: $560.00 for support plus up to $375.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$935.00 per month'''. | ||
*For a single person under 65 on PPMB assistance: $ | *For a single person under 65 on PPMB assistance: $607.92 for support plus up to $375.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$982.92 per month'''. | ||
*For a four-person family (two parents, both under age 65, and two children) on income assistance: $ | *For a four-person family (two parents, both under age 65, and two children) on income assistance: $951.06 for support plus $700.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1 651.06 per month'''. | ||
*For a | *For a single person under 65 on disability assistance: $983.42 for support and $375 for shelter, for a total of '''$1 358.42 per month'''. | ||
NOTE: | NOTE: Helpful rate tables are online at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-employment-and-assistance-rate-tables. These show the shelter support and shelter rates for all forms of assistance under the EAA and EAPWDA | ||
== B. Persons with Disabilities Transportation Supplement == | |||
People with the PWD designation who receive disability assistance are also eligible for a transportation supplement of $52 per month. This and can be used for an annual bus pass or for other transportation needs. It can be received as cash or as an in-kind bus pass, and individuals can apply for or cancel their bus pass at any time during the year. See section 54.2 of the EAPDWR. | |||
People who stop receiving disability assistance benefits for certain reasons may be able to keep this transportation supplement for a period of time. See the Ministry’s policy about the “transitional transportation support” at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/general-supplements-and-programs/transportation-supplement?keyword=transporation&keyword=supplement | |||
== C. Canada Child Benefit == | |||
In addition to the support allowance, families may also receive the Canada Child Benefit for children under 18, which includes the old Universal Child Care Benefit for children under 6, the former Canada Child Tax Benefit, and what the government called (until 2016) the national child benefit supplement. If a family’s Canada Child Benefit for a given month is less than what sections 1 of the EAR and EAPDR define as the “BC child adjustment amount” (see table below) for each child aged two months to 18 years, (e.g. because a child is ineligible, or a check is delayed), then the Ministry may issue a top up to that amount, as per the chart below. See also EAR Schedule A, section 2(2). | |||
Note that the amount of the maximum BC child adjustment amount is adjusted every year on July 1, beginning on July 1, 2018, by the percentage increase, if any, of the consumer price index for the 12 month period ending September 30 of the previous year. The amounts shown below are for 2020. See https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/bc-employment-and-assistance-rate-tables/general-supplements-and-programs-rate-table | |||
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| Number of Children || Maximum BC child adjustment amount) | | Number of Children || Maximum BC child adjustment amount) | ||
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| One || $ | | One || $206.17 per month | ||
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| Two || $ | | Two || $388.59 per month | ||
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| Each additional child beyond two || $ | | Each additional child beyond two || An additional $173.50 per additional child, per month | ||
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== | == D. Calculating the Shelter Allowance == | ||
Recipients of income assistance, PPMB assistance, and disability assistance are eligible for a monthly shelter allowance equivalent to their actual shelter costs, '''up to the maximum set out in the Regulations''' for their household size: | Recipients of income assistance, PPMB assistance, and disability assistance are eligible for a monthly shelter allowance equivalent to their actual shelter costs, '''up to the maximum set out in the Regulations''' for their household size: |
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