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Lost CPP benefits irk senior's son
Retroactivity rules limit payout

By: Norma Greenaway
Winnipeg Free Press

OTTAWA -- Terry Horton is on a mission to expose what he sees as a huge injustice after discovering his father missed out on almost $65,000 in Canada Pension Plan benefits over the last two decades.

Horton says he's telling his story because Canadians need to wake up to the bitter reality that with few exceptions, they are entitled to no more than 11 months of retroactive CPP benefits if they apply late, as was the case with his 86-year-old father, Allan.

Vancouver senior’s loss of CPP money confirms need for Martin’s bill

SooToday.com

OTTAWA - A heart-breaking news story on a Vancouver senior out of pocket $65,000 for waiting until 86 to apply for his federal pension confirms why Sault MP Tony Martin first proposed legislation to give seniors retroactive payments.

Terry Horton is fighting what he sees as a huge injustice after learning his father, Allan Horton, missed his CPP benefits over the past two decades.

PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Citizen
DATE: 2007.02.26
EDITION: Final
SECTION: News
PAGE: A3
BYLINE: Norma Greenaway
SOURCE: The Ottawa Citizen

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Late CPP applicants lose thousands in benefits: Women hit hardest by 11-month limit on retroactive payments
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Many elderly Canadians, especially women, are losing thousands of dollars in income because the federal government bars them from collecting all the Canada Pension Plan benefits they have earned, says Ottawa statistician Richard Shillington.

Mr. Shillington says the government's refusal to make payments to the plan fully retroactive is a travesty for the thousands of people who apply late. With few exceptions, current federal law restricts retroactive payments to 11 months.