Liberals Say Delay In COVID-19 Aid For Seniors Was To Prevent Fraud

Liberals Say Delay In COVID-19 Aid For Seniors Was To Prevent Fraud

Seniors Minister Deb Schulte speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill on June 4, 2020. OTTAWA — A special one-time payment to millions of seniors will arrive in early July, a delay the Liberals say is the result of ensuring there isn’t any fraud in the pandemic-related top-up.

The aid will come in the form of $300 payments to the more than six million people who receive old-age security benefits, and an additional $200 for the 2.2 million who also receive the guaranteed income supplement.

Seniors who already receive benefits won’t have to apply for the special payment that will […]

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