2018 GLBI Rates

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In 2018, the Parliamentary Budget Officer released a National Costing Report on Basic Income and what the rates and distributional costs would look like. This report, showed the following rates as a national estimated average. It did not take into account regional cost of living or credits.

Single Individual - 17-64 - Employable $16,989 per year

Household - 17-64 - Employable $24,027 per year

Single Individual with Disability - 17-74 - Limited Employment or Unemployable $22,989 per year ( $6,000 is Not-Income Tested )

Household one Individual with Disability - 17-64 - Limited Employment or Unemployable $30,027 per year ( $6,000 is Not-Income Tested )

There are charts illustrating the rates on a Google Sheet at forthefuture.ca/who