Share this Story: Thousands of low-income families, seniors see decline in federal aid benefits, documents showThousands of low-income families, seniors see decline in federal aid benefits, documents show Documents show low-income families were expected to see the sharpest drops in support through the Canada Child Benefit, and federal officials say about 83,000 low-income seniors have lost out on the guaranteed income supplement Photo by PETER J. THOMPSON/NATIONAL POSTArticle content Internal government documents are providing the clearest picture yet of the impact that emergency aid is having on federal support to low-income seniors and families. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Thousands of benefit recipients have seen a decline in the value of payments because they received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or its successor, the Canada Recovery Benefit, last year. Try refreshing your browser, or Thousands of low-income families, seniors see decline in federal aid benefits, documents show Back to video Documents show low-income families were expected to see the sharpest drops in support through the Canada Child Benefit, and federal officials say about 83,000 low-income seniors have lost out on the guaranteed income supplement. Share this article in your social networkAdvertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Source: National Post November 14, 2021 11:13 UTC