OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. The CRA sent out more than 441,000 letters to CERB recipients near the end of 2020 asking them to verify they met eligibility rules for the payments. In the end, the CERB doled out $81.64 billion to 8.9 million recipients. Lemieux said the letters this time say that the agency has some information as opposed to none, and wants extra details to validate someone’s CERB payment. Lemieux said the agency plans to be flexible on repayment plans for any amounts owing.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2022 21:17 UTC