Thank you for your question.
There is indeed a lot of discontent among people aged 65 to 74. Since old age security was increased by 10%, we have been hearing about it every day. Those people do not understand why they are excluded.
Financial insecurity exists among people under the age of 75. Some people have to leave the labour market or have been laid off, for example, because of ageism in the workplace. Some are forced to stop working because they are no longer able to. Mr. Janeiro was talking about family caregivers. Yes, many of them have to stop working to take care of their loved one, and that has an impact on their savings, as well as on their ability to contribute to a universal or private pension plan.
So there are a lot of challenges. It is difficult to understand, and even to see, that people aged 65 to 74 receive, through the guaranteed income supplement and old age security, an income that is below the poverty line set by the government itself. Therefore, if old age security benefits were at least increased by 10% for that age group, people would be able to reach at least the lower end of the market basket measure, the MBM. I would remind you that the MBM aligns with basic needs. People survive on that. That does not include a lot of medical, hearing or eye care, among other things. A lot of spending is not considered in the MBM; it's just the bare minimum.