Some eligible Albertans can start to apply for a total of $600 in inflation-relief payments in the coming weeks, with the first instalment to be released at the end of January, the provincial government has announced.
Households with a yearly income of less than $180,000 are eligible for the six $100 payments for each senior and child under the age of 18.
Starting Jan. 18, eligible Albertans can start to apply for the relief benefit through an online portal or at a registry office, according to a Jan. 9 press release.
The affordability payment program is part of a $2.8 billion inflation-fighting package introduced by Premier Danielle Smith last month….