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Health & Healthcare

Seniors' health & services platforms

Here's what the 2023 PEI election parties are promising.

PC

  • Increase the Seniors Hearing Aid Rebate to cover up to $6,000

    "Doubling the Seniors Hearing Aid Rebate program to a maximum coverage of up to $6,000 instead of a maximum of $3,000 per individual" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-10

  • Increase the Seniors Tax Credit to $6,510, and raise the threshold to $36K
  • Expand the Seniors Independence Initiative to provide up to $2,500 in assistance for individuals with income up to $40K and couples with income up to $50K

    "Expand the Seniors Independence Initiative to provide up to $2,500 in assistance for individuals with a household income of up to $40,000 for a single person or $50,000 for a couple" — With You. For You., 2023-03-24

Green

  • Increase funding for renovations and repairs of public seniors' housing

    "● increase funding for public housing repairs and renovations;

    ● improve security and access to in-person maintenance support in public housing;

    ● improve access to food programs and technology; and

    ● review eligibility thresholds for seniors public housing." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-17

    "Immediately make repairs to government-owned seniors housing and ensure that maintenance is always up to date." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-17

  • Expand the Seniors' Food Program pilot to all of PEI, and make it permanent

    "The Seniors Food Program delivers reheatable meals, but this program is limited to the Georgetown and Cardigan areas. A Green government would expand this program to include all of Prince Edward Island." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-17

  • Establish an independent seniors' advocate

    "A Green Government would establish an independent seniors’ advocate, an officer of the Legislative Assembly to support and advocate on behalf of seniors and persons with disabilities with respect to their rights and interests in relation to government policies and services. It is based in part on the model of the recently created Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, and the Child and Youth Advocate Act." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-17

  • Increase supports for reducing the cost of hearing aids
  • Increase resources for the Seniors Navigator
  • Increase funding for the Seniors Independence Initiative

NDP

  • Create a PEI Retirement Pension Plan, with benefits indexed to inflation

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