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Updated: February 06, 2007

Senior’s Supplement

• The Senior's Supplement is a provincial monthly payment provided by the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance to seniors whose total income from federal pensions or other earned income falls below a level guaranteed by the province.
• Effective October 2005, seniors receiving federal Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) will be eligible for all or a part of the Senior's Supplement, depending on their total income.
• The maximum monthly supplement amounts will be $49.30 for single seniors and $120.50 for senior couples
• Recipients of the Senior's Supplement also will continue to receive any OAS/GIS increases from the federal government.
• The Senior's Supplement is paid automatically to eligible recipients - seniors do not have to apply.

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