National Child Benefit Supplement Restoration
Helping improve circumstances for Manitoba's low-income families
The Government of Canada provides a tax-free monthly payment to families with
children under the age of 18 through the Canada Child Tax Benefit
(CCTB). The CCTB has two main elements:
- a basic benefit that is
available to the majority of Canadian families; and
- a National
Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS), which is targeted to low-income
families.
The goal of the NCB is to reduce and prevent
child poverty, support low-income families as they move into
the
labour market and reduce duplication and overlap of government
programs.
When the NCBS was first introduced in July 1998,
Manitoba, like most provinces, adjusted income assistance benefits
to families and redirected those funds into programs and services
for low-income Manitoba families. Families were guaranteed that
their total income assistance benefits remained at least as high
as they were before the NCB was introduced.
The Government of Manitoba has changed this
approach. These are the changes that have been made since the
year 2000:
- beginning in 2000, each federal increase
in the NCBS was flowed through to all families receiving
income
assistance;
- in July 2001, families receiving income assistance
benefits had the NCBS restored for children age 6 and under;
- in January 2003, families receiving income assistance
benefits had the NCBS restored for children ages 7 to 11; and
- in January 2004, families receiving income assistance benefits had the
NCBS restored for children ages 12 to 17.
Manitoba's government continues its partnership
with the federal, provincial and territorial governments and First
Nations to work together towards achieving the goals of the NCB.
For more information, see the National Child
Benefit Web site or contact:
Employment, Income and Housing Division
Main Floor - 280 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 0R8
Phone: (204) 945-0865
Email: eih@gov.mb.ca
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