Welfare Rates and Payment Issues (21:VIII) - Revision history

LSLAP at 08:08, 14 October 2025

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LSLAP at 19:44, 13 October 2025

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LSLAP: /* A. Income Assistance, PPMB Assistance, and Disability Assistance Rates */

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A. Income Assistance, PPMB Assistance, and Disability Assistance Rates

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	All rates are monthly and set out in [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#schedulea Schedule A of the EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#schedulea 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:		All rates are monthly and set out in [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#schedulea Schedule A of the EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#schedulea 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: $560.00 for support plus up to $500.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1060.00 per month'''.		*For a single person under age 65 on income assistance: $560.00 for support plus up to $500.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1060.00 per month'''.
	*For a single person under 65 on PPMB assistance: $610.00 for support plus up to $500.00 for shelter, for a total of '''~~1110~~.00 per month'''.		*For a single person under 65 on PPMB assistance: $610.00 for support plus up to $500.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1100.00 per month'''.
	*For a four-person family (two parents, both under age 65, and two children) on income assistance: $1055.00 for support plus $840.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1895.00 per month'''.		*For a four-person family (two parents, both under age 65, and two children) on income assistance: $1055.00 for support plus $840.00 for shelter, for a total of '''$1895.00 per month'''.
	*For a single person under 65 on disability assistance: $983.50 for support and $500 for shelter, for a total of '''$1458.50 per month'''.		*For a single person under 65 on disability assistance: $983.50 for support and $500 for shelter, for a total of '''$1458.50 per month'''.

LSLAP: /* C. Canada Child Benefit */

2025-09-29T22:00:39Z

C. Canada Child Benefit

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	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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section1 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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#scheduleA EAR Schedule A], section 2(2).		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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section1 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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#scheduleA EAR Schedule A], section 2(2).

	Note that the amount of the maximum BC child adjustment amount is adjusted every year on July 1, 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 July 1, 2025. 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.		Note that the amount of the maximum BC child adjustment amount is adjusted every year on July 1, 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 July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. 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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LSLAP: /* C. Canada Child Benefit */

2025-09-29T22:00:09Z

C. Canada Child Benefit

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	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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section1 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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#scheduleA EAR Schedule A], section 2(2).		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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#section1 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 [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#scheduleA EAR Schedule A], section 2(2).

	Note that the amount of the maximum BC child adjustment amount is adjusted every year on July 1, 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 July 1~~, 2024, to June 30~~, 2025. 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.		Note that the amount of the maximum BC child adjustment amount is adjusted every year on July 1, 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 July 1, 2025. 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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LSLAP: /* C. Canada Child Benefit */

2025-09-29T21:59:40Z

C. Canada Child Benefit

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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 \|\| $~~237~~.33 per month		\| One \|\| $243.75 per month
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	\| Two \|\| $~~209~~.92 per month		\| Two \|\| $215.58 per month
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	\| Each additional child beyond two \|\| An additional $~~199~~.75 per additional child, per month		\| Each additional child beyond two \|\| An additional $205.08 per additional child, per month
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Nate Russell: review confirmed 2025

2025-08-28T19:25:13Z

review confirmed 2025

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LSLAP: /* E. Rates for People Receiving Room and Board */

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E. Rates for People Receiving Room and Board

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	[https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#schedulea Schedule A, s 6 of the EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#schedulea EAPWDR] set out the method for calculating the income assistance and disability assistance rates for a family unit receiving room and board.		[https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/263_2002#schedulea Schedule A, s 6 of the EAR] and [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/265_2002#schedulea EAPWDR] set out the method for calculating the income assistance and disability assistance rates for a family unit receiving room and board.

	~~Until July 1, 2019, recipients~~ who received room and board from a parent or adult child~~, were only entitled to a support allowance for a family unit of their size. As of July 1, 2019, they~~ are entitled to payments up to the maximum support and shelter allowances for a family unit of their size, calculated in the same manner as anyone else in a room and board situation.		Recipients who received room and board from a parent or adult child are entitled to payments up to the maximum support and shelter allowances for a family unit of their size, calculated in the same manner as anyone else in a room and board situation.

	People with the PWD designation who receive room and board are also eligible for the Persons with Disabilities Transportation Supplement described in section B above.		People with the PWD designation who receive room and board are also eligible for the Persons with Disabilities Transportation Supplement described in section B above.

	== F. Rates for People Living in Emergency Shelters and Transition Houses ==		== F. Rates for People Living in Emergency Shelters and Transition Houses ==

LSLAP at 00:05, 9 August 2025

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	\| One \|\| $237.33 per month		\| One \|\| $237.33 per month
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	\| Two \|\| $~~447~~.25 per month		\| Two \|\| $209.92 per month
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	\| Each additional child beyond two \|\| An additional $199.75 per additional child, per month		\| Each additional child beyond two \|\| An additional $199.75 per additional child, per month

LSLAP at 07:18, 27 August 2024

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