BC Government Adds $300 COVID-19 Crisis Supplement

This past week, the BC government announced that it will add $300 per month for the next 3 months as a COVID-19 crisis supplement for everyone on income assistance or disability assistance who is not eligible for the emergency federal support programs, including the CERB. This supplement will also be provided to low-income seniors who receive the B.C. Senior’s Supplement and recipients of income assistance or disability assistance who reside in special care facilities. Watch Minister Shane Simpson\’s announcement here –