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Canadian Forces Income Support - Survivors
Offered by VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA (VAC)
In short
The Canadian Forces Income Support (CFIS) is a tax-free monthly benefit to help low-income survivors, and orphan children.
- Who it is for
- If you are the survivor or orphan child of a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran you should apply for Canadian Forces Income Support if: you ha...
- How to reach
- (866) 522-2122 · information@veterans.gc.ca · Website
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About this service
From the organization's website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/family-caregiver/death-and-bereavement/canadian-forces-income-support-survivors
The Canadian Forces Income Support (CFIS) is a tax-free monthly benefit to help low-income survivors, and orphan children. You may be eligible to receive this benefit if you previously received the Earnings Loss Benefit or your spouse/parent was receiving Canadian Forces Income Support when they passed away. For this program, we use the Statistics Canada Formula to measure low income. This formula considers any income you are currently earning or any government benefits you receive.
Who can use it?
If you are the survivor or orphan child of a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran you should apply for Canadian Forces Income Support if: you have a low income, you were receiving Earnings Loss Benefit for Survivors but it has ended (entitlement ends on what would have been deceased Veterans 65th birthday), or the deceased Veteran was receiving CFIS at time of his or her non-service related death, and you meet the Canadian residency requirements. As an orphan you must be either: under age 18, or between the ages of 18 and 25 and still attending school, or you are incapacitated. "Incapacitated" refers to someone who is prevented, by physical or developmental disability, from earning a livelihood. If the Veteran's death was not service-related, survivors must apply within 6 months of the last day of the month in which the veteran dies. There is no time limit if the Veterans death was related to service. This time limitation does not apply to orphan children.
Who it is for
Survivor or orphan child of a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran
How do I get in touch?
Call (866) 522-2122, email information@veterans.gc.ca, or use the website.
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