Federal government announces new Canadian Disability Benefit

September 23, 2020 by DABC

We are excited to hear the federal government’s plans to introduce a new Canadian Disability Benefit, modelled after the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors. The new benefit was announced during today’s speech from the throne. We will share details about the new benefit as soon as they are available.

To read the highlights of today’s Throne speech, click this link:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/throne-speech-highlights-1.5735874

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