Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses today. Thank you for doing the important work during these trying times during a pandemic to make sure the taxpayers' dollars are spent wisely. Any improvements on the system are much appreciated by everyone.
First off, you touched on the fact that 265,000 new families were receiving payments with the top-up. I have a question along those lines. It's a two-part question. I'm not sure who to ask first.
Has there been increased usage because people's incomes have been down due to COVID-19? Is that the reason there have been over a quarter million new families receiving benefits?