Still confused about the federal grocery rebate? Windsor tax expert breaks down the process
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This week, the federal government started rolling out its grocery rebate — a one-time payment meant to help offset rising food costs for low-income Canadians.
Around 11 million low and modest-income Canadians received it as targeted inflation relief.
Some people are satisfied with the extra dollars they received on Wednesday. However, others say they didn't get what they were expecting — or anything at all — and have questions about it.
Afternoon Drive's Allison Devereaux spoke with Daniela Pastorius, who's with the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program in Windsor, about the process of eligibility and roadblocks some users may be facing.
Here's part of their conversation.
Who is eligible for this rebate and how much are people getting?
You have to have filed [your] 2021 income tax return to be eligible, and you have to have received a GST/HST rebate in January of 2023.
That amount that you received in January of 2023 is what you would get now, plus your July HST credit. The two together is what should have been deposited in your bank account.
The amounts vary depending on your income.
Why did some people expecting a payment not get it?
If the tax returns were not filed by April 30, this may delay the July 5 payment of the GST/HST plus grocery rebate.
If [a person] did not file their 2021 income tax, it would not trigger the extra payment.
Also, if they did not file their 2022 income tax, it would not have triggered the July payment for this year.
If they filed late, let's say after April 30, it will also be late.
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