B.C. families will be receiving an increased family benefit this summer, according to an announcement from Premier David Eby on Monday morning.
Families will receive on average $445 more than last year with a one-year bonus added to BC Family Benefit payments, the government explained.
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This payment will apply to about 340,000 families who will receive the money by deposit or mailed cheques starting in mid-July.
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“The 25 per cent increase through the bonus means a family of four could potentially receive as much as $3,563 annually, while a single parent with one child could receive as much as $2,688,” the B.C. government said in a press release.
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