CanAge urges federal government to reinstate lost GIS for low income seniors who claimed CERB

On August 11th, CanAge wrote to the federal government urging them to consider the eligibility for GIS to be based on pre-CERB tax years to avoid disqualification for the supplement.

Many low income seniors are finding themselves without their GIS after claiming CERB (following the government’s own advice) in the early part of the pandemic.

This is an unfair blow to seniors in already perilous financial circumstances at a time when they need support the most.

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