Thursday August 19, 2021 | VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
LETTER SUBMITTED TO ISLAND SOCIAL TRENDS: by Marilyn Fletcher
Editor’s note:
- GIS is the Guaranteed Income Supplement paid to seniors who are income-challenged.
- CERB is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit as available in 2020.
- CRB is the Canada Recovery Benefit for self-employed and non-EI recipients. | Locally, Alistair MacGregor, MP (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) told Island Social Trends just before the election that he is “surprised that no one in the government could see this was going to be an issue”.
I am a senior who lost my Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) because I received CERB /CRB in 2020. Emailing you to let you know my situation and experience with Service Canada.
My husband and I are amongst the seniors who had their GIS cut off due to collecting the CERB in 2020. I think it is outrageous that this has happened.
In the year 2021 our only income is our Canada Pension and a very small RRIF as well as the OAS. I retired last year and was depending on the GIS to supplement our income.
Now they say we don’t qualify for the GIS even though our income is only $16,200 and the threshold is $25,100. ~ Marilyn Fletcher
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