Ministry of Social Development

BC Employment and Assistance Rate Tables

(Effective January 1, 2005)

Family Unit Composition	Age of Applicant or Recipient	Maximum Amount of Support
Sole applicant/recipient and no dependent children	Applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities	$531.42
Sole applicant/recipient and one or more dependent children	Applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities	$672.08
Two applicants/recipients and no dependent children	One applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities, the other is not a person with disabilities and is under 65 years of age	$700.56
Two applicants/recipients and no dependent children	Both applicants/recipients are persons with disabilities	$949.06
Two applicants/recipients and no dependent children	One applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities, the other is not a person with disabilities but is 65 or more years of age	$949.06
Two applicants/recipients and one or more dependent children	One applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities, the other is not a person with disabilities and is under 65 years of age	$794.56
Two applicants/recipients and one or more dependent children	Both applicants/recipients are persons with disabilities	$1043.06
Two applicants/recipients and one or more dependent children	One applicant/recipient is a person with disabilities, the other is not a person with disabilities but is 65 or more years of age	$1043.06

All rates are monthly.
In addition to the support allowance, families receive a monthly payment for each child under 19 years of age. Families receive either:
- a federally administered payment that is comprised of the British Columbia Basic Family Bonus and the National Child Benefit Supplement, which are collectively known as the Family Bonus under the BCEA legislation;
- a top-up amount from the ministry if their Family Bonus payment is less than the Family Bonus top-up supplement rates in the General Supplements rate table or the child is ineligible for the federal payment.