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"The federal govt should do the “sensible thing” and make people eligible for federal disability benefits if they receive provincial disability benefits".
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Our webinar CDB 2024: Reaction into action recording is now up!
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A new bill would make disabled Canadians automatically eligible for federal disability benefits if they qualify for provincial ones.
The change would “give people access to the supports that they need,” said MP Laurel Collins | @Laurel_BC
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ICYMI: Rabia Khedr was on the Shaye Ganam show on QR Calgary and 630 CHED radio to talk about the govt broke its promise to deliver a benefit that would lift people with disabilities out of poverty.
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"The budget estimates 600,000 people will receive the (CDB). 27% of ppl older than 15 have a disability. In 2021, 1.5 million ppl with disabilities lived in poverty.
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"...tying benefit eligibility to the DTC goes against the principles of the Accessible Canada Act... attaching this benefit to the tax credit creates a barrier."
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"The disability tax credit serves as a critical entry point for people with disabilities to embark on their path to financial security, but it falls short in many ways."
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"With the CDB, the federal govt has an opportunity, together with the disability sector, to design a pgm that could substantially improve people’s lives ..."
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“Accessibility isn’t possible without income security.”
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"This is not likely to move the needle on poverty rates for the working-age adults with disabilities."
Jennifer Robson, Program Director, Carleton University's School of Political Management
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Only 53% of survey respondents agreed that anyone who identifies as a disabled person should get access to the Canada Disability Benefit.
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"What poverty line did they consider in their determination? We expected more from this budget, and our hope is fading."
Moira Wilson, President - Inclusion Canada
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ICYMI: OpEd by @RabiaKhedr and @NCHetherington
With all-party support, why did federal govt come up with only $6/day, which will not help anybody with a disability currently living in poverty?
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Almost all survey respondents (98%) agreed that the government should include people with disabilities in developing, implementing and monitoring the Canada Disability Benefit program.
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"My heart breaks for people who are waiting for this benefit as a lifeline."
Rabia Khedr, National Director - Disability Without Poverty
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"Yes, it's a start - it's a pretty small start. Too little for too few."
Michelle Hewitt, Board Chair - Disability Without Poverty
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The Canada Disability Benefit cannot be a one-size-fits-all solution.
Disability needs and expenses vary significantly from person to person.
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"People waited for a year and a half for the disability benefit and it is only $200 at a time when the cost of living is so high? What's the plan to increase that?"
Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader
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We need to keep fighting for a Canada that lets people with disabilities live in dignity, autonomy and independence.
@mssingabout and @RabiaKhedr via @OttawaCitizen
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