Income Supplement: Health Plan

income supplement: And putting them all together they don't come anywhere near the refugees' maximum, according to The Waterloo Record. Ironically, however, putting our incomes together does disqualify us for the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement which is supposed to bridge these economic gaps. I just turned 77, and my spouse and I have been trying to survive on our CPP and Old Age Security , plus a small annuity. My spouse is ill, recovering from a series of strokes. Oh, and in case you should ask, yes, we did buy into a private health plan when we retired — a plan which frequently requires a running gun-battle just to get a partial payment. And because our overrated public health plan is not all-inclusive, every "spare" dollar we have goes toward keeping her alive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.