The back-end payments pertain to people who are already on claim, so it's a longer duration for the same claimants, who would otherwise run out of their benefits.
February 12th, 2009 / 11:55 a.m.
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
The back-end payments pertain to people who are already on claim, so it's a longer duration for the same claimants, who would otherwise run out of their benefits.
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