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Low-income seniors complain of poor communication, hidden deadlines in GIS repayment rollout

Conservative MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman says the opt-in nature of Ottawa’s approach to early March payments put the onus on the seniors to make themselves known to their MPs' office by the Feb. 28 deadline, which advocates say many missed. But the government says all affected seniors who have not yet received the one-time payment will receive it automatically on April 19.

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April 1, 2022

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