Old Age Security - Allowance

The Allowance provides money for low-income seniors who meet the following conditions:

your spouse or common-law partner (same sex or opposite sex) receives or is entitled to receive the Old Age Security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement;
you are 60 to 64 years old;
you are a Canadian citizen or a legal resident at the time your Allowance is approved or when you last lived here; and
you have lived in Canada after reaching age 18 for at least 10 years.

For more information, please contact:

Social Development Canada

Income Security Programs

P.O. Box 2710, Main Station

Edmonton, AB T5J 4C2

Phone:	1-800-277-9914
TTY:	1-800-255-4786 (for people with trouble hearing)
Fax:	(780) 495-2263
Website:	http://www.sdc.gc.ca

Last Updated: February 14, 2007