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To: Premier John Horgan And Minister Shane Simpson
Raise Disability Rates And End Clawbacks In British Columbia
Raise assistance rates to reflect the cost of living in BC and have them indexed as well. We who are disabled and are on provincial assistance deserve respect and attention to our situations, not neglect and continued abuse. We now receive an entitlement of $1180.00 a month and only $375.00 of that amount is provided for rent, nothing is available for this amount, we demand security in fullness for a proper quality of life and security from those who take advantage of us. We need a living monthly entitlement that brings us up to the poverty level or above it.
Why is this important?
The disabled have been neglected for far to long here in BC and have suffered terrible cruelty by those who should be protecting and encouraging them. Every month those on assistance face the issue of what is a priority, be it enough food for the month or paying for a need they can't afford doing all with the funds they receive, this is just wrong. So many on assistance suffer from mental health issues such as depression or PTSD after years of abuse both physical and mental and yet they struggle to face their days and those challenges in them with very little support from government, media bodies, human rights tribunals and even the courts. There is lots of talk of poverty reduction but very little in the way of walk in regard to it. The cost of doing nothing out ways the cost of doing something, let us bring change for a better BC that includes all it's citizens.