B.C. income, disability assistance recipients getting an additional $175 a month SHARE ON: More money is going into the pockets of people on income and disability assistance in B.C. Starting in April, they’ll get a permanent $175 per month increase. The province says the largest-ever increase in payments will benefit more than 300,000 British Columbians. The B.C. government also notes this is the third increase in rates since July 2017. “This past year has been challenging for everyone, and especially so for those British Columbians already relying on assistance to make ends meet,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.