Disabled West Island senior says a COVID muddle has left her without her Guaranteed Income Supplement

With little notice, a DDO senior has had a significant part of her pension earnings cut off.
Barbara Hudson never asked for or received COVID benefits, but missing out a COVID box on a government form has ended up stopping her GIS payment.
As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, she’s not the only one to be thrown for a loop by the changes, and now left scrambling.

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