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Alberta seniors warn others after CERB disrupts pension payments: ‘I can’t go on like this’

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Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) can help others know they’re not alone with their frustrations.CERB was rolled out at the onset of the pandemic during a historic drop in the labour market, when three million jobs were lost and two million people had hours cut.Jacalyn Johnston of Ponoka, Alta.

started collecting both Old Age Security (OAS) along with Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) pensions back in August once she was eligible for it — her 65th birthday — along with previously collecting survivors pension after the death of her husband.However, like many others, Johnston had applied for CERB at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.“I was told by my daughter-in-law that I should — since I’m homeschooling — be able to collect.

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