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Nova Scotia Government@nsgov The Province sent tax refunds this week to about 20,000 low-income seniors through a program offered only in Nova Scotia. The average refund is $1,532, for a total of $30.6 million. Nova Scotian seniors who receive the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and pay provincial income tax are eligible to receive a refund on their provincial tax. The number of eligible seniors has more than doubled – from 8,410 recipients in 2020 to about 20,000 in 2025 – due to Nova Scotia’s aging population and changes to the federal GIS earnings exemption. Seniors do not have to apply for this refund, but they must file a tax return every year to qualify. Those who did not file a return for the 2025 taxation year, but who are eligible, can still receive the refund when they file a tax return. The Province issues GIS tax refund payments twice per fiscal year, in August and January. The Province has also increased the basic personal amount all Nova Scotians can claim before paying taxes, indexed tax brackets and reduced the HST to 14 per cent, saving the average family $1,400 a year. PHOTO CAPTION: Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams chats with Richard Wenaus, a senior who lives in Dartmouth.
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@tom_bakermosher What about the young people who have had all their money stolen to pay for things like this
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@cmacnevin1 Yes and then CUT my mentally disabled son’s benefit payment in half - also this week!
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@the_nov_project_canada And it's still not enough. Nova Scotia's seniors have lost community programs, libraries, and seniors health supports under this administration. 🔥
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@hammock_inspector If this "gov't" truly cared about seniors, or ANYONE, they wouldn't be cutting services
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