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As Canadians head into the 2025 federal election, one major issue remains largely overlooked: financial security for low-income older adults. A new policy document from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), Let Poor Older Adults Work: Policy Recommendations for an Improved GIS<\/a><\/strong>, calls on political leaders to act now to protect Canada\u2019s most vulnerable older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report, led by the National Institute on Ageing\u2019s Senior Fellow John Stapleton, proposes an urgent reform to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS): raising the annual earnings exemption to $10,000 and indexing it to inflation. Currently, low-income older adults who work beyond a $5,000 threshold face steep clawbacks, discouraging employment and worsening financial insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Canadians head into the 2025 federal election, one major issue remains largely overlooked: financial security for low-income older adults. A new policy document from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), Let Poor Older Adults Work: Policy Recommendations for an Improved GIS, calls on political leaders to act now to protect Canada\u2019s most vulnerable older […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2028,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"April","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/media-releases\/the-national-institute-on-ageing-calls-on-political-parties-to-let-poor-older-adults-work\/","target":"","category":"

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