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Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty

The Canada Disability Benefit would provide regular income support to Canadians with disabilities aged 18-64 years, supplementing provincial or territorial disability assistance. The benefit could provide people with disabilities enough income to lift them out of poverty, but this can't happen until Parliament passes Bill C-22.

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Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty

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