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Ahead of the federal budget, to be released on November 4, FADOQ has presented 13 recommendations aimed at reducing financial insecurity among seniors, optimizing the Canadian Dental Care Plan, and recognizing and supporting caregivers.
In its pre-budget brief, FADOQ notably proposes to make permanent the 5% increase to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). During the last federal election campaign, the Liberal Party of Canada had pledged to raise the GIS by 5%, but only for one year. To help people aged 65 and over cope with the rising cost of living, FADOQ believes that this increase must be permanent.
In addition, FADOQ is calling for a 10% increase to Old Age Security for people aged 65 to 74, just like the increase provided to those aged 75 and over in 2022, as well as a revision of the indexation method so that it also takes wage growth into account.
The creation of the Canadian Dental Care Plan was a significant step forward in improving access to dental health care for Canadians. However, issues reported by our members and observations gathered during our advocacy work with certain stakeholders have led us to make a few recommendations to improve the program.
We specifically suggest harmonizing the federal fee guide with those of provincial professional associations to avoid unexpected costs, and revising eligibility criteria so that they are based on individual rather than family income, in the interest of fairness.
Finally, to prevent financial insecurity, we recommend extending the maximum duration of Employment Insurance benefits to 50 weeks for caregivers who must temporarily leave their jobs to take care of a loved one.
