Penticton, B.C. man frustrated with province over clawback of disability payments
He is unable to work, though, due to the intense surgery. He has been living off both federal and provincial disability funding which totals just under $23,000 a year.The problem is that the provincial funding is capped and his wife can only make a certain amount of money a year.“The way that the government explained it is that it’s based on your spouse’s income. Because we did everything by the book, by the rules, we got the impression we were being punished for being married on disability.
She also mentions that the B.C. government has raised income assistance and disability assistance rates four times. “We’ve also increased earning exemptions for those on Disability Assistance, from $9,600 a year in 2017 to $15,000 a year in 2021, so that someone can make up to $15,000 in addition to what they receive in disability assistance,” said Malcolmson.Smart says he’s tried to reach out to several people in the provincial government, including former premier John Horgan when he was in office.He says he either gets no answers or is ignored.
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