First of all, I greatly enjoyed our conversation the last time that I was here, and I understand your passion—and mine—for lifting Canadians out of poverty.
As we're both B.C. MPs, there was some good work and a study done in British Columbia about the fact that, although a lot of our measures had lifted children and seniors out of poverty, more work was to be done in the disability community.
I would also thank you for forwarding me recommendation 5 of the disability advisory council, which speaks to exactly what you're speaking to. I just became aware as I was sitting down that you have a motion at this committee, and I think it was adopted, so I look forward to reading the report on that.
I took the opportunity not to just skim recommendation 5 but to read the entirety of the fourth report of the disability advisory committee, which was quite compelling in some of the issues that were raised in the letter that you just read. I heard that for the first time.
With regard to the payment for work, I think there was an item in this year's budget—I want to say $224 million, maybe $234 million, I'm not sure, $200-and-something million—to help fund that cost for individuals so that they can get access.
I believe my colleague Minister Khera presented earlier that we are expecting for this benefit, which is the largest single line item of the 2024 budget, $6.1 billion to roll out. Dental care took two years, and we're going to roll out this benefit in just over one year. The first payment is scheduled for July 2025.