Ministry of Housing and Social Development BC Employment and Assistance Rate TablesDisability Assistance (effective April 1, 2007)
| Support Rate |
Shelter Maximum |
| Unit Size |
A |
B |
C |
D |
| 1 |
$531.42 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$375.00
|
| 2 |
$700.56 |
$949.06 |
$672.08
|
$949.06 |
$570.00
|
| 3 |
$794.56
|
$1043.06
|
$672.08
|
$1043.06
|
$660.00
|
| 4 |
$794.56
|
$1043.06
|
$672.08
|
$1043.06
|
$700.00
|
| 5 |
$794.56
|
$1043.06
|
$672.08
|
$1043.06
|
$750.00
|
| 6 |
$794.56
|
$1043.06
|
$672.08
|
$1043.06
|
$785.00
|
| 7 |
$794.56
|
$1043.06
|
$672.08
|
$1043.06
|
$820.00
|
Notes
- For family units that include a person with the Persons with
Disability (PWD) designation, the minimum shelter allowance
is $75.
- All rates are monthly.
- In addition to the support allowance, families receive $123.50
for each child to age 19 years, under the BC Family Bonus and
ministry top-up if the Family Bonus is less than $123.50 or
the child is ineligible for Family Bonus.
- Families of two or more that include someone on Old Age Security
(OAS) are entitled to a maximum shelter rate for the family
size.
- Shelter increments continue to increase by an additional
$35 for each additional dependant after unit size 7.
- Disability assistance is paid in the month following designation.
In cases where designation occurs prior to the individual's
18th birthday, payments begin in the month of the 18th birthday.
| Key |
Effective April 1, 2007, rates for: |
| A |
Singles,
couples, and two-parent families
where one family member is
a person with disabilities
(PWD), and the other is not
a PWD and is under 65. |
| B |
Couples
and two-parent families where
both adults are PWDs. |
| C |
One-parent
families where the parent
is a PWD. |
| D |
Couples
and two-parent families where
one adult is aged 65 years
or older but is not a PWD
and where one adult is a PWD. |
|
