As you said, our goal is to lift people out of poverty. We know that the poverty lines set out in legislation range from $19,000 to $25,000, depending on the region. It is one of our principles that everyone must receive the same amount across the country.
We therefore cannot use regional poverty lines as objectives to lift people out of poverty. However, we know that Canada pension plan disability benefits range roughly from $18,000 to $20,000. Also, if we add old age security and guaranteed income supplement payments together, the sum falls between $19,000 and $20,000. That is a rough estimate of the payment that we have to make to lift people out of poverty. To get a more precise amount, we would have to take into account the interaction with other benefits.