Eligible Canadians will find a bit more cash in their bank accounts starting today as quarterly payments begin for the federal Liberals’ boosted affordability benefit.<\/p>\n
The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit is paid out to lower-income households every three months and was previously called the GST\/HST credit.<\/p>\n
Eligible households got a one-time payment worth 50 per cent of the benefit’s annual value in early June.<\/p>\n
The quarterly payments are also getting a 25 per cent boost for the next five years.<\/p>\n
Annual amounts can range between a few hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars per family, depending on marital status and the number of children in the household.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched the affordability measure in January as a way to help Canadians cope with economic uncertainty and the rising costs of essentials.<\/p>\n
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