Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for low-income seniors

A monthly tax-free payment on top of the Old Age Security pension for seniors 65 and older with low income, up to $1,138.90 a month for a single person for October to December 2026.

Program in Canada-wide. Government benefits Money, grants & charity Seniors

When: Most people are enrolled automatically. You must file your tax return by April 30 every year, or GIS payments may stop or be reduced. Related payments for ages 60 to 64: the Allowance and the Allowance for the Survivor.

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
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Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneGo to the phone line
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• PhoneCall 1-800-277-9914
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Where else they are

Their website is canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensio....

Good to know

• For whomPeople 65 or older who live in Canada and get the OAS pension, with annual income under $23,112 if single, widowed or divorced, or under $30,528 combined for a couple whose partner gets the full OAS (up to $685.56 a month in that case).
• CostFree
• LanguagesEnglish, French
• Their stepsIf Service Canada has your information, you are enrolled automatically; watch for a letter. No enrolment letter within one month of turning 65: apply with form ISP-3550 (Application for the OAS and the GIS) or in My Service Canada Account. File your tax return by April 30 every year so payments do not stop or drop. Questions: call 1-800-277-9914, Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

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