Weekly Income Support Payment: $500

Summary#

This final regulation — the Income Support Payment Amount Regulations under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act — sets the weekly income support payment at $500. It was registered on April 1, 2020 and published in the Canada Gazette on April 15, 2020.

What it does#

• Sets the amount of an income support payment for any week at $500.
• Makes that amount the official payment level for the purposes of subsection 7(1) of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.
• Comes into force on the day it was registered (that is, April 1, 2020).

Who's affected#

• People who receive an income support payment under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.
• The regulation itself does not describe eligibility rules; it only fixes the payment amount. It is not a change to who can get the payment.

Why it matters#

• It fixes the weekly benefit amount at $500, so anyone entitled to this income support knows how much they will receive per week.
• For recipients, that amount determines a part of their immediate income during the period the Act covers.