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Disabled people kept in a cycle of poverty
The proposed Canada Disability Benefit could help address inequality — but only if it’s a top-up that doesn’t lead to provincial benefits being clawed back.
Year-End review of the Canada Disability Benefit
In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, join Disability Without Poverty to find out how our year went and where things are going with the Canada Disability Benefit. We’ll talk about our achievements these past 12 months and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for next year.
DWP Submits Brief in Support of Canada Disability Benefit
On November 11, 2022, Disability Without Poverty submitted the following brief to HUMA, the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, outlining our recommendations with respect to Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit.
Bring in the Canada Disability Benefit without delay
Disability Without Poverty asks MPs and Senators to accelerate this bill through Parliament. Working together, let’s help end disability poverty so that people with disabilities can live with basic dignity.
Days of Action on Parliament Hill
Our delegation of ten people were in Ottawa October 17 to 19 to meet with representatives from all parties, including MPs, Senators, as well as opposition critics. October 17 was the International Day to Eradicate poverty and we wanted to spotlight disability poverty given that 41% of people living in poverty are disabled and 50% of people facing food insecurity are disabled.
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