Mr. Speaker, it is now worth up to $467 for a couple with two children, and up to $234 for a single Canadian without children.
My hon. NDP colleague down the way pointed out that it required a little collaboration, and I think that is actually the best part about this place. We come together, find solutions and talk about things that are going to help Canadians. I thank the New Democratic Party for contributing to the conversation, making sure its constituents' voices are heard, making sure we have good policies that actually help people, rather than just dragging people through the mud, talking down the Canadian economy and our workers, and ignoring things like climate change and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
It has been a tiresome spring hearing from the Conservatives about all the ways that Canada's economy is just not working, because it is not true. Canada's economy is working, and that is because Canadians are working. Let us talk about the Canada workers benefit. The Canada workers benefit means that new families could receive up to $2,616, and single Canadians without children could receive up to $1,518.
Another thing we collaborated on in the House, and I am very proud of it, is the Canada disability benefit. Just in the last couple of days, we have made it a reality. We are taking steps towards ending disability poverty in this country, and it is about time. Some members will say that we should do less for people who need more. Some members on the Conservative side do not understand the idea of equality versus equity and what we are actually trying to fight for when we invest in people and make sure they have the supports they need. I will say that members of the Bloc Québécois, the NDP, the Liberal Party and the Green Party do understand the difference between equity and equality, and how we fight for those individuals who need a little extra support because of their circumstances.
We have also provided direct, tax-free payments of up to $1,300 per child over two years to eligible families, to cover dental expenses for their children who are under 12, and work is under way to make sure that the age goes up to 18, so that children under 18 could receive dental care. Also, because a lot of provincial governments do not adequately fund their social safety net with regard to dental care for seniors, our government is looking at solutions to ensure that seniors are also covered under our Canada dental benefit.
We have also provided a tax-free payment of $500 to help low-income people who are struggling with the cost of rent, through the Canada housing benefit.
It is important to recognize that, when parties work together, we make progress happen for our neighbours. If more parties would come to the table with great ideas and solutions, then we could probably make even more progress happen. I love democracy. When people vote for parties that care about people, we make good progress, so I thank the NDP for that progress, and, indeed, I thank my colleague from British Columbia.
We have also increased the old age security, as I mentioned earlier, which is providing over $800 in new supports to full pensioners just in the first year.
We are going to launch the tax-free Canada child benefit to support some 3.5 million families a year. That means that families will receive up to $7,000 per child under the age of six and up to $6,000 per child between the ages of six and 17 per year.
In order to fight climate change while making life more affordable, we put a federal price on pollution that puts more money back into the pockets of eight out of 10 Canadians in the provinces where the fuel charge applies.
We spent a lot of time in the chamber talking about carbon pricing. I think there are some members in the House who perhaps do not believe in the institution of the Nobel Prize. I, however, think it is an institution that is fairly good at identifying when huge steps forward in progress and innovation have occurred. That prize was given to somebody named William Nordhaus for his excellent work on pricing carbon and recognizing a price on pollution is just the foundation for fighting climate change around the world, which is an existential threat, and the climate emergency is causing a public health emergency in many places, including here in Ottawa. Just a couple of weeks ago, despite the fact that the clouds of fire smoke were rolling in, the Conservative side was still talking about how we could do less to fight climate change in this country. It was very disappointing.
However, I am glad we are making progress. We are fighting climate change in various ways, from promoting green technologies and ensuring that we are investing in the right ways for green jobs of the future, to promoting more tree planting. We are also ensuring that we are reducing emissions. We are putting a cap on emissions for the oil and gas sector. We are creating solutions so people can afford to put in a heat pump to get off home heating oil. They can more adequately afford an electric vehicle because of our zero-emission vehicle subsidies. These are all important programs that invest in Canadians and make sure solutions for existential threats like the pandemic or climate change are less of a burden for Canadians.
I know that the Conservative side will stand up in a moment or two to ask me a couple of questions about my speech, and I welcome that. Before they do, I would ask them to maybe identify one or two of the programs they think are superfluous. Which program is it that they would cut? Which program would they think is not helping Canadians? Is it dental? Is it the old age security? Is it our Canada child benefit, which supports families in my riding with $106 million every year back to the families who need it most, in a cost-effective and means-tested manner? It is a great program and it has pulled over 400,000 children out of poverty. I stand behind it.
I know that all members of the House do stand behind great programs, like our child care subsidy, for example, which I was thrilled to see pass through the House unanimously. I would like to thank my colleague from Burlington for all her extraordinary hard work on that program. As a parent of a young one, she knows full well how important it is to make sure that there is good, high-quality child care available to parents across the country. My mom relied on our neighbours. I went next door when I got home from school, and then, when I was a bit too old for a babysitter but too young to take care of myself, she relied on the canoe club. My colleague says that was two years ago; that is probably true, actually. The canoe club was our solution to child care, but I am glad we have something that meets the needs of Canadians. Before Conservatives stand up and say that all these programs should be cut so we can balance the books, I would ask them why they voted unanimously for something like child care.
In closing, we recognize that times are tough. Financially, families are struggling right now. It has a lot to do with inflated costs and global inflation, but we are meeting the moment. We are meeting Canadians where they are and finding solutions with an open mind. We are fighting inflation, and it is slowly going down. I want to recognize that it is still too high, as are interest rates for many Canadians. That is why our government is investing and finding ways to provide inflation relief to those who need it most: the most vulnerable and those who are most exposed to inflation.
Mr. Speaker, I wish you a great summer. I look forward to spending some time back in my riding and maybe taking a little vacation. I am looking forward to getting home after a long spring here in the House of Commons. I want to congratulate everybody on passing so much legislation this spring.