Caregiver benefit

The Caregiver Benefit is provided to caregivers to sustain the support they provide to lower-income adults, aged 65 and over, who have high-care needs as determined by NL Health Services.

The Caregiver Benefit is reportable income so caregivers should contact Canada Revenue Agency for information about tax implications.

Both the caregiver and care recipient must meet eligibility criteria for the program.

To be eligible to receive the Caregiver Benefit, a caregiver must:

• Be a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Be 19 years of age or older;
• provide meaningful, significant and regular care to an eligible care recipient as determined by NL Health Services. Meaningful and significant care can include supporting activities of daily living including supporting the care recipient to eat and drink, supporting personal care including bathing, washing hair, dressing, etc. supporting continence care, supervision, housekeeping and meal preparation;
• have a relationship with the care recipient that is ongoing, regular and expected to extend beyond 90 days;
• not be paid to provide assistance to the care recipient; and
• sign an Agreement with NL Health Services defining any terms and conditions for receiving the caregiver benefit.

• Be a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador;
• be 65 years of age or older;
• have a caregiving relationship with an eligible caregiver that is ongoing, regular and is expected to extend beyond 90 days;
• have an annual household net income which is now $50,000 or less for couples or $37,200 or less for single households. (“Net Income” is the income identified on Line 23600 of the Federal Income Tax Return or in the Notice of Assessment provided by the Canada Revenue Agency) .
• have been assessed by NL Health Services to require significant care as determined by the outcome of a clinical assessment (RAI-HC MAPLe score of 5).
• be in receipt of home and community support services from Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services.

More information about the Caregiver Benefit can be found in the Caregiver Benefit Application Form which you can download from the button below.