MLA Salaries and Allowances click here or on the pdf file to learn more.
Basic Income Assistance Rates click here or on the pdf file to learn more.
Disability Assistance Rates click here or on the pdf file to learn more.
A parent with two children on:
- Basic (column C) would receive $1,135.58/month, $13,626.96/year
- PPMB (column G) would receive $1,183.58/month, $14,202.96/year
- Disability would receive $1,559.08/month, $18,708.96/year
Earnings Exemptions
Parents on income assistance have to report earnings by all family members on their monthly stub. Any earnings over the earnings exemption amount are deducted from their parent`s income assistance cheque dollar for dollar. Click on the links to learn more about exemption amounts for individuals on Disability (PDF) and Basic Income (PDF).
I would rather my children remain living at home and saved their earnings to put towards a post secondary education, a down payment on a home, or save for their future family just as other youth do whose parents aren’t on income assistance.
Earnings Exemptions for one parent with two children are:
- $1,200/month, $14,400/year for a family with two adults where only one person has the Persons with Disabilities designation
- For families with children: $600.00 a month
- For families with a child with a disability: $700.00 a month
- For a person in the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers category: $700.00 a month
Thinking of moving in together? Think about this…
Youth who live with someone may end up with marriage-like responsibilities if they:
- live together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, or
- contributed to the child’s support for at least one year during their relationship with the child’s parent.
Things I have learned... 