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Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) Could Leave Thousands with Disabilities in Deeper Poverty

August 18, 2025 Last week, the Alberta Government released the ADAP Discussion Guide, proposing that all current AISH recipients be moved to the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) with a benefit that will be $200 per month lower. This cut will worsen an already desperate situation for Albertans on AISH, already below Canada’s poverty line. This follows two earlier blows: the clawback of the $200 Canada Disability Benefit and a $220 per month rent hike for AISH tenants in Community Housing.
Source: https://inclusionalberta.org/connections/media-release-alberta-disability-assistance-program-adap-could-leave-thousands-with-disabilities-in-deeper-poverty/
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