{"id":403816,"date":"2026-04-17T18:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/403816\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:27:10","slug":"canadians-to-receive-one-time-grocery-benefit-payment-on-june-5-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/403816\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians to receive one-time grocery benefit payment on June 5 – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Canadian Revenue Agency<\/a> (CRA) has announced that Canadians will receive their one-time groceries benefit payment on June 5.<\/p>\n

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The payment is part of the government\u2019s new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit<\/a>, which is set to replace the existing GST\/HST credit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis payment will provide immediate support to more than 12 million Canadians with low and modest incomes to help manage day-to-day essential costs until the CGEB comes into effect,\u201d the CRA statement reads.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit<\/a> on Jan. 26, stating that the federal government is raising the existing GST credit amount by 25 per cent and providing a one-time payment \u201cequivalent to 50 per cent of the GST credit this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cRight now, a family of four receives about $1,100 a year with the existing GST credit. With the new Canada Groceries and Essentials benefit, that same family will receive up to $1,890 this year and about $1,400 a year for each of the next four years,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n

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