DABC on CNIB's Dollars Seen Differently Podcast
December 20, 2024 by DABC
DABC’s Cynthia Minh and Sharareh Saremi recently appeared on an episode of Dollars Seen Differently podcast: Episode 3: Disability Benefits (Disability Tax Credit & CPP Disability Benefit).
Listen here: https://www.cnib.ca/en/dollars-seen-differently?region=on
From CNIB’s website:
“This episode discusses two significant financial benefits available to Canadians with disabilities: the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD). The DTC is a non-refundable tax credit aimed at individuals with severe, prolonged disabilities, helping reduce taxes and access other programs like the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB), Child Disability Benefit (CDB), and the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). The CPPD provides financial assistance to individuals unable to work due to a disability, provided they have made sufficient contributions to the CPP and have a severe and prolonged disability. The speakers emphasize the importance of filing appeals if applications are denied and provide tips for the application process.”
Thank you to CNIB for having us on the podcast!
Webinar: CPP-D eligibility and the CPP-D application
December 18, 2024 by DABC
Join our upcoming webinar, a general overview of Canada Pension Plan-Disability (CPP-D) eligibility requirements and the CPP-D application process.
When: Jan 14, 2025 at 2 pm PST.
Webinar made possible thanks to generous funding from ICBC.
Bill C-403 Could Increase Access to Disability Benefits
On June 13th, 2024, Members of Parliament, Bonita Zarrillo and Laurel Collins, introduced a new federal bill (Bill C-403), which proposes that people receiving the Persons with Disabilities Benefit (PWD) receive automatic approval for federal benefits, including the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Canada Pension Plan-Disability (CPP-D), and Canada Disability Benefit (CDB).
A recording of the news conference can be found here and you can read the proposed bill here.
DABC is in full support of Bill C-403; if adopted it will bring forward a change that we have advocated for over many years. Last year, in our submission to BC’s poverty reduction strategy, we advocated that “the level of stress and pressure placed on individuals to “prove” their disability can be mitigated against through finding ways to streamline the process” and that “individuals who have already gone through an application process for a different disability benefit should not need to go through the same validation process again.” If passed, Bill C-403 could reduce such stress and increase greater access to these benefits for countless people with disabilities in BC and across Canada.
