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Low income seniors receive boost in benefits

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted June 24, 2013 6:09 pm

Updated June 25, 2013 9:28 am

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Enhancements to the Seniors Income Plan (SIP) and the Personal Care Home Benefit (PCHB) to improve the quality of life for low income seniors in Saskatchewan. — Overdose deaths in the U.S. are rising fastest among middle-aged women, and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday. File / Global News

SASKATOON – Benefits for some seniors programs are going up July 1st.

The monthly maximum Seniors Income Plan benefit for seniors who live in special care homes will double to 50 dollars.

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The maximum monthly benefit for seniors living independently is increasing by $10 to a monthly maximum of $250.

Currently, more than 16,000 Saskatchewan seniors receive income plan benefits each month.

The monthly income threshold for the personal care home benefit will also be going up by $75 dollars, to $1,000, $875 per month – about 700 seniors in Saskatchewan receive the benefits from that plan.

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