A new report says hundreds of thousands of Canadians may have missed out on government money intended to help with the rising cost of living because the housing and dental benefits rolled out last year have had "atrocious" take-up.
Macdonald finds only 44 per cent of those who would have likely been eligible for the one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit actually received it, while just over half have received the Canada Dental Benefit. Macdonald attributes the low numbers to several factors, including a more "invasive" application process when compared to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The housing benefit, for example, asks applicants to submit rent receipts or a letter from their landlord.
In a written statement, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said it and the CRA launched a range of communications and outreach activities to make people aware of the benefit. It also said that estimates of how many people would be eligible, presented when the program was announced, were "an upper range" and that reaching that number would be challenging "given the voluntary nature of the program.
Im on a fixed income and didnt qualify for any of your so called benefits so tell me JustinTrudeau how the hell are you helping anyone. You have sold us out to the wef and continue to try and destroy our country TrudeauCorruption TrudeauMustGo TrudeauMustResign
The point is, and I’m not supportive of these vote buying checques, is that once again, Trudeau and Singh lied to all of you
And even if you were eligible, just like odsp dental benefits, most dentists will refuse to work on you because the government doesn't pay them enough... So we end up having to go to terrible dentists who completely ruin our teeth 😔
People who seriously need stuff like this, don’t have time for this BS in their lives right now. Stop making people jump through hoops
Such benefits are a cruel joke which leaves a very very bad taste!
YEAH WHO IS REPORTING THE GOVERNMENT... Well thousands of Canadians low income and people in need don't QUALIFY to received this FOREIGN AID BENEFITS 🙄
Surprise surprise surprise
Most spent it on stuff for themselves just like the monthly welfare they have the kids on Never use for kids
Helps if more people qualify.....just like every new rebate....only a sliver of people benefit from it but the govt acts like they just did us a huge favour
So what do you want from me?
Dental benefits? For seniors, no dentist office I have reached out offers the service. They will only accept to see my mom if she pays for the service.
Maybe because anyone with low enough income to qualify doesn't have the money to front the payment and wait for reimbursement
Because it's fucked for those who need it the most. By requiring them to fill fucking forms after forms after forms — then asking them for proof docs after docs after docs — essentially telling them to fuck off & stop bothering the Suits doling out welfare
Does this mean another large increase in the grocery prices?
Housing rebate is only $500 and you basically have to be unemployed to qualify, dental only for kids and same thing most people don’t qualify
Yea I just pay my dental bill and housing costs like a normal person. I don’t rely on socialism
This dental plan is nothing but smoke and mirrors
It was a scam. Again.
Ya I need dental big time. My kids are good
Because most people, like myself do not qualify! The $500 housing rebate is for people who made LESS than 20k in 2022. The dental is for children NOT adults or seniors! Go to the CRA page.
So you want the government to spoon feed people!?! Jesus. When are people going to take personal responsibility for their own health & wellbeing!?! cdnmedia is just full of whiny little deplorables. CdnMediaFailed
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