The Canada Revenue Agency will be issuing the long-promised 'grocery rebate' payments to eligible Canadians on July 5. The food-inflation focused affordability measure is set to roll out to approximately 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians. Here's how much money those eligible can expect to receive.

(Rachel Aiello/CTV News)

    • Stochastic@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      Only the no-children amounts differ.

      For example, if you are single you could receive a maximum payment of:

      • $234 if you have no children
      • $387 if you have one child
      • $467 if you have two children
      • $548 if you have three children
      • $628 if you have four children

      And, if you are married or have a common-law partner, you could receive up to:

      • $306 if you have no children
      • $387 if you have one child
      • $467 if you have two children
      • $548 if you have three children
      • $628 if you have four children
      • heartlessevil@lemmy.one
        0·
        1 year ago

        Why is the partnered with no children amount higher than the individual with no children amount? Both of them are just for 1 person because your partner is going to get their own refund aren’t they?

        • jadero@lemmy.ca
          1·
          1 year ago

          Maybe, but I don’t think so. I think it’s being done as an adjustment to the GST rebate and that goes to only one member of the couple.

          • kakes@sh.itjust.works
            0·
            1 year ago

            I don’t have children, and my spouse only eats about 1/6 of our food (crumbs, essentially), so it makes perfect sense for the couples rebate to be only that small fraction more than a single person’s, rather than being 2x.

            • jadero@lemmy.ca
              1·
              1 year ago

              I agree completely! I think the system sucks, but that’s how it currently operates. And always will unless we’re going to hit the streets in mass rallies and protests.