The federal government has left out Albertans with disabilities in the one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB), according to the province’s minister of seniors, Jeremy Nixon.
“The federal government is leaving out tens of thousands of AISH [Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped] clients in Alberta for their $500 rent-top up program by making the maximum income level for single individuals of $20,000. Currently, AISH clients receive $21,444,” said Nixon on social media on March 13.
The Alberta minister said he had met with three federal cabinet ministers, MPs Randy Boissonnault, Carla Qualtrough, and Ahmed Hussen, and “was disappointed to learn that the federal government will not commit to including Albertans with disabilities in this program.”…