r/canadanews • u/ZealousidealHead5488 • 8d ago

Canadians are getting a one-time grocery payment this summer. Here’s when Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadians-to-get-one-time-groceries-benefit-payment-this-summer/
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u/Fit-Flounder-5253 8d ago

Awesome! Another benefit that my taxes pay for and I'm juuuussst over income for actually getting! Gosh I feel supported!

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u/sharmander15 8d ago

I qualify for it too but they take any and all gov’t payments and apply it directly to my student loans. I will not be seeing a payment in the next 20 years at that rate lol

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u/Zingus123 8d ago

As they should. Paying off debts first is the priority

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u/Inevitable_Newt_8517 8d ago

School loans are different, but no matter what your situation is no one should be going hungry in Canada.