One person doesn't live that much more cheaply than two. You have to pay for accommodation, and rents and costs are high. So if survivor benefits were higher, you would move people out of a low level of income, out of the risk of poverty. But of course many people living in poverty have no CPP. That's what we have to keep in mind. So I agree you should increase survivor benefits if you can.
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