Cheques have been mailed to residents eligible for the 2024 Coastal Labrador Seniors’ Food and Heating Supplement. Please note that while Canada Post is making a best effort to stabilize delivery operations for rural and remote areas, delays should be expected.

As announced in Budget 2024 and in the Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan, the annual $500 Coastal Labrador Seniors’ Food and Heating Supplement is available to seniors living in Coastal Labrador communities to help with the cost of food and heating.

Application for the supplement is not necessary, but residents are required to file their 2023 income tax returns by December 31, 2024, to avail of the 2024 Coastal Labrador Seniors’ Food and Heating Supplement.

For assistance with filing your tax return, please contact the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, which coordinates with community organizations to host free tax clinics where volunteers complete tax returns for people with a modest income and a simple tax situation.

For more information on the Coastal Labrador Seniors’ Food and Heating Supplement, please phone 1-877-729-6376, email taxadmin@gov.nl.ca, or mail to:

Tax Administration Division, Department of Finance
3rd Floor, East Block, Confederation Building
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

This initiative is part of the Provincial Government’s plan to improve seniors’ well-being and support healthy aging. Other measures of the Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan are included in the backgrounder below.

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“I am pleased to advise that the 2024 Coastal Labrador Seniors’ Food and Heating Supplement cheques have now been sent to most eligible residents in Labrador. This is just one of the ways the Provincial Government is working to help seniors with the cost of living, in addition to increases to the income supplement and the seniors’ benefit, and other programs available through the Seniors Health and Well-Being Plan announced in Budget 2024.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

“I am pleased to be part of a government that recognizes that, while all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians face challenges with affordability, seniors in coastal Labrador communities experience a higher cost of living. I know this $500 supplement will be used by seniors to best meet their individual needs; whether that’s to help with heating their homes, putting food on the table, or hiring someone to clear their snow.”
Honourable Lisa Dempster
Minister of Labrador Affairs

“It is important that we continue to have a strong focus on seniors and older adults to help ensure that, as we age, we can remain healthy, active, engaged and living in age-friendly communities. The Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan is supplementing work already in place across government, ensuring a fulsome approach to how we support the independence of seniors in the province.”
Honourable Paul Pike
Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development

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BACKGROUNDER

Provincial Government Initiatives to Improve Seniors’ Well-being

The Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan includes initiatives to improve seniors’ well-being and support healthy aging, such as:

• A new Aging Well at Home Grant that provides $400 annually to eligible low-income seniors to help with supportive services such as snow clearing and grocery delivery.
• A new Caregiver Benefit of $400 per month for eligible caregivers who provide significant unpaid assistance to lower income seniors with complex care needs as determined by a clinical assessment.
• Increased funding for the Provincial Home Repair Program and Home Modification Program to allow them to serve more seniors.
• Enhanced immune response influenza vaccines:

• • • High dose influenza vaccines (Fluzone HD) for seniors aged 65 years and older in congregate living facilities; and,
    • Adjuvant vaccine (Fluad) to seniors aged 65 years and older the general population.

• A $500 annual supplement for food and heating for seniors in coastal Labrador communities. Coastal Labrador residents aged 65 years and older should ensure they file their tax return as some information, such as age and address, will be used to send out the supplement. No application is required.