NORTH BATTLEFORD - Scott Moe visited the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Inc. (BTEC) in North Battleford Tuesday to announce new support to assist people living with disabilities.
Currently serving as the Saskatchewan premier, Moe is running for the Saskatchewan Party for re-election in the Oct. 28 provincial election.
Moe announced if re-elected the Sask Party government will increase the disability tax credit, the caregiver tax credit, and the income exemption limit under the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program in the province.
The aim is to make life more affordable for people living with disabilities and their caregivers.
The Sask Party promises to increase the disability tax credit for adults, the disability tax credit supplement for persons under 18 and the caregiver tax credit for families who care for adult children or a parent with a disability by 25 per cent.
"Today's announcement is about taking another step in advancing Saskatchewan, our province that we live in and love, to be the very best place for a person living with a disability," Moe told SaskToday. "So, the changes that we've made to the disability tax credit, the personal tax credit, are going to mean there will be more funds available for those individuals living with a disability, but also for their families, to address inflationary pressures and the supports in their life."
He added that increasing the limit on where an individual would start to see their SAID support pulled back due to having a job or income is also being raised.
"[There will be] more funds available for them to support themselves as well," Moe said. "The Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability program was brought in under this government. It was asked for by many advocates and community-based organizations and families of people living with a disability to provide dignity in support for a day program like we see here at the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre, which has been in existence for over half a century. It's just really increasing the supports for people living with a disability. We're making Saskatchewan a little bit closer to being the very best place in Canada for those living with a disability. This is truly what a strong, growing, vibrant economy can achieve is supporting our friends and family in our communities that need it."
