April 25, 2024

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PLQ offers up to $ 2,000 allowance for seniors

To allow every elderly person who wants to age at home or in a private home to do so, the Liberal leader Dominic Anglet has pledged to pay up to $ 2,000 to Cubs 70 and over.


Mesa Ferra

Mesa Ferra
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This scholarship will allow seniors facing the rising cost of living to adapt their homes to care.

Existing tax credits are not sufficient to support housing support and the process for obtaining them is complex, Mr.Me English. “We rarely talk about the elderly who are active and struggling to keep their homes or buy the services they need, such as minor renovations. The party leader commented that the rising cost of living is an obstacle in this regard.

“We want something simple inspired by family subsidies,” said Monique Chow, the official opposition spokeswoman for seniors and caregivers.

A maximum of $ 2,000 will be paid directly via Retraite Québec on a quarterly or monthly basis. We give $ 2,000 to people who earn $ 50,000. Amounts vary for older earners. It said in a statement that people would be free to use the amount of their choice.

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