The funding announced for the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) in May 2024 falls significantly short of our expectations and the needs expressed by the disability community.
$200 a month, or $6.66 a day, is not going to lift anyone out of poverty.
Our 2022 CDB policy brief and design recommendations have been updated to reflect the current environment. We invite you to review the documents and share it with others. We call for a more substantial Benefit that fulfills the government’s commitment to bring people with disabilities out of poverty and lives up to the intent of the law.