Internal government documents say that many of the 57,000 seniors the Liberals say they have helped lift out of poverty only moved above the poverty line when the government changed the measure. The documents shed light on the number of seniors lifted out of poverty by federal boosts to seniors benefits. Seniors Minister Filomena Tassi says the additional money in guaranteed income supplement payments has made a material difference in the lives of 900,000 low-income seniors. (July 18, 2019.) Use our news video on your website or broadcast: www.thecanadianpress.com/multimedia/video/licensed-video/ THE CANADIAN PRESS twitter.com/cdnpress www.facebook.com/thecanadianpress The Canadian Press is Canada’s most trusted news leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia content for online, mobile and emerging platforms.

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