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2016-12-02 12:32 House intervention / intervention en chambre

Government bills, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Income security, Pensions and pensioners, Report stage, Senior citizens,

Étape du rapport, Pensions et pensionnés, Personnes âgées, Sécurité du revenu, Supplément de revenu garanti

Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on his speech. He talked about numerous positive measures in the budget.

I want to come back to one specific point. He touched on the benefits for seniors. Under Bill C-29, couples who are receiving the guaranteed income supplement and the spouse's allowance but have to live apart for reasons beyond their control, such as the need for long-term care, will each receive benefits based on their individual income.

For the benefit of those watching us, can the member elaborate on this and paint a clearer picture of what this really means for many senior couples?

Monsieur le Président, je veux féliciter mon collègue de son discours. Il a parlé de nombreuses mesures bénéfiques du budget.

Je veux revenir sur un aspect précis. En effet, il a parlé un peu des avantages pour les aînés. Le projet de loi C-29 prévoit que les couples recevant des prestations du Supplément de revenu garanti et des allocations, et dont les membres vivent séparés pour des raisons échappant à leur contrôle, comme le besoin de soins de longue durée, reçoivent des prestations plus élevées en fonction du revenu individuel des membres du couple.

Le député peut-il expliquer plus en détail et de façon concrète, au profit de ceux qui nous écoutent, ce que cela signifie pour les nombreux couples d'aînés?

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Posted at 13:26 on December 02, 2016

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