Study compares support for disabled across three provinces
In a recent study published by The School of Public Policy, Professor Ron Kneebone reveals a disparity between the support provided by BC, Alberta and Ontario to disabled residents.
Kneebone shows that as a result of recent increases to payments to people with disabilities, Alberta provides an amount that ranks it first amongst the three provinces, and is roughly equivalent to the amount the federal government provides to poor seniors.
While not as “generous” as Alberta, Ontario also provides an amount that could meet basic human needs, barely.
Surprisingly, British Columbia does not. According to Kneebone “the level of support provided to disabled persons in BC is disturbing; it falls slightly below that measure of income required to meet basic needs.”