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Special Needs Assistance for Seniors

Low-income Alberta seniors can get up to 5,872 dollars a year toward appliances, furniture, health and personal supports.

What it costs you:

  • Nothing at all

No email, no app, no card.

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Who qualifies
Alberta residents 65 and older enrolled in Seniors Financial Assistance who meet income limits
How to get it
Submit a claim online, by fax or mail with receipts or estimates
Where it works
Alberta
When
No end date stated
Fine print
Benefit year runs July 1 to June 30; seniors who deferred OAS are not eligible.
Official source
alberta.ca

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