New emergency supports for province’s most vulnerable

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For everyone on income assistance or disability assistance who is not eligible for the emergency federal support programs, including the CERB, the province will provide an automatic $300-monthly COVID-19 crisis supplement for the next three months. 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.

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With the current province wide suspension of BC Transit and Translink bus fares, the province will also provide all BC Bus Pass Program users receiving income assistance and disability assistance with the $52 transportation supplement for the duration of the fare suspension. This will be included on the next cheque and for each subsequent month while the fare suspension remains in place.

Existing Compass passes under the BC Bus Pass Program will not be cancelled and will remain active during this time, so people will not need to reapply for bus passes in the future. This will also ensure people can still use SkyTrain and SeaBus services that are still charging fares. There is no change for eligible low-income seniors who will continue to have an active bus pass provided by the BC Bus Pass Program.