Mr. Yves Giroux at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 13th, 2022. See this statement in context.

May 13th, 2022 / 1:20 p.m.

Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

I'd have to get back to you on the specifics.

I can tell you about what's driving the increase in expenditures on elderly benefits: It's mostly demographics. There's an increase in the size of the population aged 65 and over. The increases in benefits notably include the one-time increase in statutory GIS spending related to the one-time payment for GIS recipients who received pandemic benefits.

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