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More than 10,000 low-income Torontonians are not accessing the Old Age Security (OAS) benefits they’re entitled to, according to new research by Wellesley Institute and Open Policy Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unclaimed Benefits report further shows that certain groups, including racialized individuals and those with limited proficiency in English or French, are the most likely to be missing out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Most people think of OAS as a very simple program. You turn 65 and you apply and as long as you’ve been in Canada for a good while, then you qualify,” said John Stapleton, policy fellow with the National Institute on Aging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 10,000 low-income Torontonians are not accessing the Old Age Security (OAS) benefits they’re entitled to, according to new research by Wellesley Institute and Open Policy Ontario. The Unclaimed Benefits report further shows that certain groups, including racialized individuals and those with limited proficiency in English or French, are the most likely to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image":"\"CBC","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/more-than-10000-toronto-seniors-missing-out-on-old-age-benefits-report\/","target":"","category":"

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