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NWT Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit

Low-income NWT seniors get an extra 196 dollars a month, added to their federal OAS and GIS payments.

What it costs you:

  • Nothing at all

No email, no app, no card.

VERIFIED · CHECKED AT THE SOURCE · SEPT 27 2026

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Who qualifies
NWT seniors receiving Old Age Security plus the Guaranteed Income Supplement or Allowance
How to get it
Usually automatic once you get GIS; file taxes each year
Where it works
Northwest Territories
When
No end date stated
Official source
ece.gov.nt.ca

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