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Interactions between income and social support programs in B.C

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  • Petit, Gillian
  • Tedds, Lindsay M.

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This paper examines the system of income and social supports available to B.C. residents and how programs interact with each other. We observe that programs can interact through “eligibility interactions” and “benefit interactions”; that is, one program can affect eligibility for another program and benefits from one program can affect benefits from another program. We look in depth at both the disability tax credit and provincial social assistance and how these programs act as “gateway programs” for other programs: access issues to these gateway programs can limit access to other programs. We also examine the interaction between provincial social assistance and the Rental Assistance Program, both which provide a housing supplement to low-income B.C. residents; however, receipt of one precludes the receipt of the other. For a person deciding between these programs, knowing which program makes a person better off is complicated. Finally, we look at how receipt of the Seniors Bus Pass affects the level of other tax-delivered benefits, and how receiving provincial social assistance benefits affects receipt of the Canada Workers Benefit: for both, the receipt of one benefit reduces the other benefit level raising the question of whether this was intentional. These interaction effects have implications for how reforms should be approached. Reforms to programs are often approached as reforms to individual programs; however, they should be approached with the entire system in mind.

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  • Petit, Gillian & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2020. "Interactions between income and social support programs in B.C," MPRA Paper 105927, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:105927
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    1. Stephanie Dunn & Jennifer D. Zwicker, 2018. "Policy Brief – Why is Uptake of the Disability Tax Credit Low in Canada? Exploring Possible Barriers to Access," SPP Briefing Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 11(2), January.
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    1. Kesselman, Jonathan & Petit, Gillian, 2020. "Earnings Supplementation for British Columbia: Pros, Cons, and Structure," MPRA Paper 105931, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Petit, Gillian & Kesselman, Jonathan, 2020. "Reforms to Earnings Supplement Programs in British Columbia: Making Work Pay for Low-Income Workers," MPRA Paper 105925, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Petit, Gillian & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2020. "Programs-Based Overview of Income and Social Support Programs for Working-Age Persons in British Columbia," MPRA Paper 105924, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Petit, Gillian & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2020. "Income Assistance in British Columbia: Reforms Along Basic Income Lines," MPRA Paper 105933, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Green, David A. & Kesselman, Jonathan Rhys & Tedds, Lindsay M. & Crisan, I. Daria & Petit, Gillian, 2020. "Basic Income Simulations for the Province of British Columbia," MPRA Paper 105918, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Tedds, Lindsay M. & Crisan, I. Daria & Petit, Gillian, 2020. "Basic Income in Canada: Principles and Design Features," MPRA Paper 105911, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Petit, Gillian & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2020. "Overview of System of Income and Social Support Programs in British Columbia," MPRA Paper 105920, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Income supports; social supports; eligibility interactions; benefit interactions; systems interactions;
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    JEL classification:

    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H39 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Other
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other

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