DAN ALBAS -- All of this confusion occurred because the Liberal Government did not clarify that this was not a “retroactive payment” but rather an advance
Some citizens currently receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) benefit were shocked and alarmed to receive news this week that they “ will not receive a (CERB) payment when you complete your next report ”. The reason? “ When you first applied for the CERB, you received two payments; a payment of $2,000 as well as a payment following your initial report. This $2,000 was an advance on four weeks of the CERB, which was issued in order to get money in your pocket as quickly as possible ”. The communication from the Trudeau Liberal Government then goes on to say: “ Because of this advance, you will not receive not receive a payment when you complete your next report ”. In other words, because the initial CERB payment was deemed to be an ‘advance’, it is now being fully clawed back. For many citizens, who were completely unaware that this initial $2,000 was considered to be an advance, they are now seriously adversely impacted having had no prior warning this si...