Figure 5: Annual CDB program cost by benefit level, limited and expanded eligibility
Graph of the cost of the Canada Disability Benefit program at different annual benefit amounts. If limited to recipients of the Disability Tax Credit the cost is $0.4 billion a year at a $2,400 annual benefit amount. If it also includes recipients of the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit and disability streams of provincial social assistance the cost would increase almost linearly from $1.7 billion at a $2,400 annual benefit amount to $8.0 billion at a $9,000 annual benefit amount.