How to Renew your Benefits

The amount of your GIS, Allowance, or Allowance for the Survivor is based on your marital status and your annual income (or the combined income of you and your spouse or common-law partner). Marital status and income can change from year to year. Therefore, to renew your benefit, you must provide us with your annual income information.

In most cases, you can automatically renew your benefit simply by filing your individual income tax and benefit return by the April 30 deadline every year. The Canada Revenue Agency will then give us the income information we need to reassess your entitlement.

If you do not file an income tax and benefit return, or if we need more information, we will send you a renewal form. You must complete and return it as soon as you have all the necessary income information.

If we do not receive your income information by the end of June, or if your income is higher than a certain level, your payments will end in July of that year. If we receive your income information by July, we will review your eligibility and send you a letter with the decision. If your eligibility continues, the letter will indicate the amount of your monthly payment.