If you are a person with a physical disability who is currently at risk due to the high temperatures in BC, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and Technology for Living would like to help you as soon as they can. Through their pilot initiative: SCI Climate Futures, brought to you by BC Hydro, they are looking to reach out to individuals with disabilities who don’t have effective cooling in their homes. Their goal is to provide you with portable cooling devices, free of charge, to make sure you stay comfortable during heatwaves this summer.

Please sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RZHPLXR

DABC has been informed that some landlords are trying to prematurely raise rents of their tenants who are PWD clients in anticipation of the shelter rate increase that will take effect in July 2023 for the August 2023 cheque issue.

DABC would like to remind PWD clients of their rights as a tenant: The maximum rent increase for 2023 is 2%, it is illegal for a landlord to increase a tenant’s rent above this. Landlords are also obligated to provide 3 month’s notice of a rent increase. Rent can only be increased once every 12 months.

If you encounter any issues with this and need more information, please reach out to the Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre for assistance and/or advocacy.

Looking to get the Disability Tax Credit?

You can now apply fully online! If you have access to your CRA MyAccount, you can log in and fill out Part A of the T2201 form before having your doctor or nurse practitioner fill out Part B.

You can learn more about the process here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/segments/tax-credits-deductions-persons-disabilities/disability-tax-credit/how-apply-dtc.html#wb-cont