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Thursday August 28th 2008

Yukon Seniors Income Supplement (YSIS)

May 23, 2008 - 3:44pm
About: 

The Yukon government provides an income supplement of up to $100 monthly to low income seniors 65 years and over who are also receiving the federal old age security (OAS) and guaranteed income supplement (GIS). This supplement is also provided to spouses (60-65 years of age) who are in receipt of the Spouses Allowance or Widowed Spouses Allowance. Individuals who are eligible for this program will automatically quality when they apply for the federal pensions.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the YSIS, an individual must:

  • make his or her home in the Yukon;
  • ordinarily be present in the Yukon, and
  • receive the spouse's allowance or the income supplement in the Yukon and not elsewhere.
How to Apply

Telephone: (867) 667-5674
Outside Whitehorse: (867) 1-800-661-0408, local 5674

Website: 
Yukon Seniors Income Supplement (YSIS)
( categories: Applying For... | Yukon | Seniors/Elders )
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