Are you a low-income senior looking for financial help?
Each year, the Government of New Brunswick offers an annual benefit to eligible seniors 60 years or older. Starting this year the benefit is $600. The benefit recognizes that many older residents rely on this support to supplement their income and to help with household expenses or other necessities. Applications for the benefit are available on April 1st of every year.
In order to qualify for the New Brunswick Low-Income Seniors’ Benefit you must:
- Have been a resident of the province on December 31 of the previous year,
- Be 60 years or older and
- Be receiving at least one of the following federal benefits:
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (65 years or older)
- Allowance for Survivor Program (between 60 and 64 years old)
- Allowance Program (between 60 and 64 years old)
Who does not qualify?
Anyone under the age of 60 does not qualify for the New Brunswick Low-Income Seniors’ Benefit. Also, you must be receiving at least one of the federal benefits.
Where both spouses receive a federal allowance, such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement, and live in the same home, only one benefit will be granted. However, where spouses live separately (for example, one lives in a nursing home), both will be eligible for the benefit.
You must fill out an application form to receive the benefit. You can fill out and submit your application online or print the application, complete it and mail it to:
Accounts Payable
Service New Brunswick
P. O. Box 1900
Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5G4
The deadline to apply is December 31.
You have the option to receive your benefit through direct deposit. Simply fill out this form and mail it to:
Service New Brunswick
P. O. Box 1900
Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5G4
You only need the basics to fill out the application:
- name,
- address,
- social insurance number and
- which of the federal benefits you receive.
You will be notified if any documentation is required.