Senior / retired person

Dental Health Services are available if you are living on a low income, for children including those with a cleft palate, and if you or a family member is living in a long-term care facility. To get the services, an active PEI Health Card is required.

The Seniors Home Repair Program will help with up to $4,000 for eligible repairs to your home. You may be able to get this help if you are 60 years of age or over and your family income is $50,000 or less.

Are you a senior or an older adult with a disability who has trouble affording your current cost of living? The Seniors Housing Program provides quality rental housing or rent supplements for seniors who need help with their costs of living. You can expect to pay 25 percent of your income for rent.

If you are a senior living on a low income, the Seniors Independence Initiative can give you money to help for things such as housekeeping and meal preparation to help you stay in your home.

The Seniors Safe @ Home Program can give you between $2,000 and $10,000 to make your home more accessible and safe so that you can keep living there.

If you are 60 – 64 years of age and your spouse or common-law partner has died , you may be able to get the federal Allowance for the Survivor.

If you are over 60 and planning on retiring, the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension is a monthly, taxable benefit that replaces part of your income when you retire. If you live in Quebec, you should refer to the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) instead, and contact Retraite Québec if you have any questions.

When your spouse or common-law partner dies, you may be eligible for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Survivor's Pension through the Government of Canada. If you live in Quebec, you should refer to the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) instead, and contact Retraite Québec if you have any questions.

The Connecting Families Initiative assist eligible families get affordable monthly home internet package from $10 per month.

This program is a monthly payment for lower income seniors.

If you are 60 – 64 years of age and the spouse or common-law partner of someone who receives the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), you may qualify to receive the Federal Spousal Allowance.

The Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit is a new refundable tax credit for the costs of certain renovation expenses to an eligible dwelling to establish a secondary unit. The secondary unit must allow a senior or an adult who is eligible for the disability tax credit to live with a qualifying relative. This amount may be claimed on your tax return (starting from the 2023 tax return).

This program provides monthly payments to individuals who are 65 or older.