B.C. seniors have the lowest financial support in Canada, advocate says; B.C. Liberals call on B.C. NDP government to take action

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The B.C. government was not immediately available for comment on the findings, The Canadian Press reported Thursday.

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MLA Shirley Bond, Critic for Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, has called upon the B.C. NDP government to take immediate action by better supporting seniors in the face of a growing affordability crisis, particularly in the areas of housing and food prices.

“The new report from the Seniors Advocate makes it clear that tens of thousands of seniors in our province are struggling to make ends meet and record inflation and the skyrocketing price of necessities like housing, food, and fuel are only making matters worse,” Bond said. “Seniors deserve to age with dignity, but the unfortunate reality is that they are falling through the cracks. The NDP must take this report seriously and make the changes that are desperately needed to provide the care that B.C.’s seniors need and deserve.”

Mackenzie’s report says 45 per cent of B.C.’s one million seniors are living on income equivalent to less than the minimum wage and 25 per cent live on less than $21,000 annually.