Low-income Seniors’ Benefit

You may qualify for the Low-income Seniors' Benefit if:

• You have been a resident of the province of New Brunswick on December 31 of the previous year
• You are 60 years or older and
• You are getting least one of the following federal benefits:
  • Guaranteed Income Supplement (for people 65 years or older)
  • GIS Allowance for Survivor Program (for people between 60 and 64 years old)
  • GIS Allowance Program (for people between 60 and 64 years old)

If you and your spouse both receive a federal allowance, such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement, and live in the same home, only one $400 benefit will be granted. However, if you and your spouse live separately (for example, one lives in a nursing home), you both will be eligible for the $400 benefit.

Social Insurance Number

To apply for the Low-income Seniors’ Benefit follow these steps:

Step One: You must fill out an application form to receive the benefit.  You can fill out and submit your Application and Declaration for Low-income Seniors Benefit 2022 online or print the https://www2.snb.ca/content/snb/en/low-income-seniors-benefit/deadline.html, complete it and mail it to:

Finance and Treasury Board
Revenue Administration Division
PO Box 1900
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5G4

The deadline for applying is Dec. 31.

Step Two: You have the option to receive your benefit through direct deposit.  Simply fill out this Direct Deposit Service Application form pdf and mail it to:

Finance and Treasury Board
Revenue Administration Division
P. O. Box 3000
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5G5

What do I need? You only need the basics to fill out the application:

• Name,
• Address,
• Social insurance number
• The name of the federal benefit you are getting

You will be told if any documentation is needed.