Canada Disability Benefit Update: Federal Budget 2024
Last week, the Federal government released Budget 2024. To the shock and dismay of the disability community, the government underdelivered on the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). Committing to only a maximum benefit of $200/month, or just $6/day. It also chose to administer eligibility for the CDB through the hard-to-access Disability Tax Credit (DTC) process.
The benefit is significantly underfunded, woefully inadequate, and largely inaccessible to people with disabilities living in poverty.
The government must fix the benefit. Commitments in the Budget are not set in stone, and there is still an opportunity for the federal government to make good on its promise to the disability community and create a benefit that will lift people out of poverty.
Inclusion Canada and the National Disability Network Coalition issued a media release detailing profound disappointment and the steps that must be taken to fix this problem.
Inclusion Canada also issued a media release, which is available in both languages:
Click here for the English version. >
Cliquez ici pour la version française. >
While we work with our disability allies to create an advocacy strategy, we encourage you to write to your MP and express your frustration with the benefit. The more we talk about the issues, the more likely the government is to address them.
Find your MP here. >
Click below to access a template letter you can use and adapt to send to your MP:
English Letter. >
Lettre française. >
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