Check49

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8/29/2018
Topic: Options for Low Income Senior

Check49

I am 68 years old, receive OAS a a small CPP which brings in under $800. a month income. My husband and I have just separated and he has left me to pay $638.00 a month rent. I have applied for G.I.S. but have been told that my application will not be processed until January 2019. I have also been on a social service housing waiting list for over a year and have also put my name on a new waiting list with housing where they will subsidize your rent where you are living at present. I have no idea when my name will come up on either list. Until then I do not have enough income to cover my monthly expenses. Is there any temporary financial assistance for seniors in this type of situation?