Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit
by Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
Posted Jun 26, 2021 6:00 am EDT
Last Updated Jun 26, 2021 at 6:14 am EDT
OTTAWA Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applications staying steady.
The program set up by the previous Conservative government in 2012 offered up to $15,750 over 35 weeks to parents whose children had either been killed or gone missing as a result of a probable criminal offence in Canada.
The Liberals overhauled the program following a critical review of the benefit by a federal watchdog in 2018 that showed administrative costs far outstripped the amounts paid to parents.
OTTAWA - Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applications staying steady.
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