PLAN for Change: Current Campaigns

Current Public Policy Campaigns

1. Promote the creation of provincial mechanisms that will assist people and families with low incomes (e.g. a matching British Columbia Disability Savings Bond).
2. Find solution to RDSP guardianship issue - Adults who don’t have capacity to enter into contracts can have RDSPs without using adult guardianship
3. Enable the rollover of Registered Retirement Savings Plans into Registered Disability Savings Plans
4. Harmonize the treatment of trusts and Registered Disability Savings Plans within the Federal Guaranteed Income Supplement Program
5. Reform the eligibility for the Disability Tax Credit to include people with severe intermittent mental health issues and people with mild developmental disabilities
6. Find solution to children turning 19 issue - Children without capacity who have RDSPs and who turn 19 have workable options to maintain their RDSPs beyond adult guardianship
7. Income and disbursements from trusts in BC are treated the same as the RDSP by BC Disability Benefits
8. Families can contribute funds or goods to their relatives with disabilities without claw backs from BC Disability Benefits
9. Review the implications of capacity issues (Representation Agreements, Powers of Attorney, Adult Guardianship, etc.) arising from the use of the Registered Disability Savings Plan
10. Harmonize the treatment of trusts and structured settlements with that of Registered Disability Savings Plans across the full range of provincial programs used by people with disabilities.
11. Promote the creation of provincial mechanisms that will assist people and families with low incomes (e.g. a matching British Columbia Disability Savings Bond).