A Promise Made. A Promise Broken. 29,500 Families Are Still Waiting.
A Promise Made.
A Promise Broken.
29,500 families. Still waiting.
A Promise Made.
A Promise Broken.
In November 2022, Premier Eby personally promised to maintain individual funding for Autistic children past 2025.
Families heard you.
They planned around you.
They trusted you.
More than 29,500 families are still waiting.
February 10, 2026.
The new "BC Children and Youth Disability Benefit" dismantles the direct, individual funding model families have relied on for decades.
"Needs-based" in name only. The reality causes harm.
A discriminatory "Direct Entrance" pathway.
Access to services that prevent further disability is a fundamental right.
Where are you,
Premier Eby?
- Families are caught in a gap between losing AFU funding while facing long waitlists for inadequately staffed community services.
- Regional community services are not equally accessible across the province.
These are not budget lines. These are families. British Columbia is waiting for you.
A Calculated
Silence.
While government social media continues with feel-good updates, Premier Eby has made no personal statement to the tens of thousands of families whose support is being cut.
No transparency on finances. No evidence base for the new system. No answers.
Premier Eby, we are not asking for a spokesperson or a press release. We are asking for YOU.
No Transparency.
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Why was the November 2022 commitment not honoured?
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Why are families facing funding cuts with no answers and no support?
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Why does a "needs-based" model place Autistic children without intellectual disability in a lower funding tier or disqualify them completely regardless of actual needs?
What We're Asking For.
- 1Guarantee continuity of funding and support.No child under AFU loses current funding or therapy teams.
- 2Include Autism at all DSM-5 levels in Direct Admit eligibility.A confirmed diagnosis should be sufficient for direct funding access.
- 3Don't finalize a budget that harms kids and paediatric therapists.Ministry documents show a $623M shortfall contravening the CFCSA Act.
- 4Commit to true funding expansion, not redistribution.Expanding services should not reduce or eliminate existing supports.
Your voice matters.
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@fairdisabilityfundingbc
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