Trudeau reveals details of plan to help low-income families
Families will be able to get hundreds of dollars!
Recently we wrote about a project to help low-income families pay for dental care for children. Yesterday the details of the planned innovations were revealed, they were announced by Prime Minister Trudeau in New Brunswick at a Liberal party meeting:
"Today we are announcing additional targeted new measures that will support the middle class and the people who work hard to join it. These will be the very first pieces of legislation we will introduce when the House returns."
The statement was scheduled to be released as early as September 8, but due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the speech was postponed.
The fulfillment of these commitments is consistent with the terms of the government's trust and delivery agreement with the New Democrats, which was to have been completed by the end of the year.
1. Canada Dental Benefit
First of all, information was confirmed about the dental allowance for children under the age of 12: families with incomes under $90,000 CAD will receive money for two years to pay for dentists. The size of the payment will depend on family affluence:
- $650 CAD will be provided per child if the family's net income is less than $70,000 CAD;
- $390 CAD — for incomes between $70,000 and $79,999 CAD;
- $260 CAD — for income between $80,000 and $89,999 CAD
To access the benefit, parents or guardians must apply through the Canada Revenue Agency and certify that:
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