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B.C. disability assistance: how much work income you have left this year

British Columbia rules (2026)

Updated 2026-06-22

In B.C., you can earn up to an annual limit before disability assistance is reduced (Annual Earnings Exemption, or AEE). Enter what you have earned so far this year to see how much earning room you have left, when B.C. may send a warning letter at 75% of your limit, and a rough estimate if you go over the limit. B.C. uses a calendar-year limit, not a month-by-month exemption.

Estimate only. You report income each month to B.C. (form HR0081). If you started assistance mid-year, your limit may be adjusted. This tool simplifies that. Cheque timing may differ. Confirm with the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

Who in your household receives disability assistance

Count wages and other employment income from January 1 through today. B.C. resets the limit every calendar year. Last year's earnings do not carry over.

Used for optional proration and projected year-end earnings. Full-year limits apply unless you turn on mid-year adjustment below.

Leave blank to see only what's left based on earnings so far. Enter an amount to guess year-end totals and how much assistance might be reduced if you go over.

How much earning room you have left this year

Enter your employment income so far this year to see remaining earning room.

Report your income each month on form HR0081. You keep all your wages. Only your disability assistance is reduced on earnings above your annual limit. Annual earnings exemption (gov.bc.ca)

When B.C. disability assistance deposits arrive

B.C. pays income and disability assistance once a month, usually on a Wednesday near the end of the month. Each deposit covers the next calendar month (for example, a January deposit pays for February). Because deposits land on Wednesdays, the gap between cheques is sometimes four weeks and sometimes five, even when the payment amount stays the same. In a five-week gap, the same money has to stretch one extra week.

This shows when payments arrive, not whether you qualify or how much you receive.

2026 deposit schedule (income and disability assistance)
Deposit dateCovers (benefit month)Weeks since previous deposit
January 21, 2026February 2026First in year
February 25, 2026March 20265 (5-week stretch)
March 25, 2026April 20264
April 22, 2026May 20264
May 27, 2026June 20265 (5-week stretch)
June 24, 2026July 20264
July 29, 2026August 20265 (5-week stretch)
August 26, 2026September 20264
September 23, 2026October 20264
October 21, 2026November 20264
November 18, 2026December 20264
December 16, 2026January 20274

Deposits on February 25, 2026, May 27, 2026, July 29, 2026 arrive after a five-week wait since the previous deposit. Those are the gaps worth planning ahead for. The payment amount does not change; only the time between cheques does.

Schedule last verified 2026-06-25 against B.C. income assistance payment dates (gov.bc.ca)

Other provincial disability earnings tools

Each province uses different exemption rules. These standalone estimators are separate from the main benefits quiz and from each other.

Official sources (gov.bc.ca)

Last reviewed for this tool: 2026-06-22. Amounts may change.

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