Some parents who didn’t see their benefits change in March said they were surprised to discover that their April payment would be much smaller than usual
is administered by the tax agency, which usually reduces or withholds CCB payments if it determines that a taxpayer has received an excess amount. But the agency temporarily stopped doing so for CCB, as well as some types of government debt, in May, 2020, as an extraordinary measure to provide financial relief during the pandemic.then resumed collections for most kinds of debts in October and for CCB overpayments in March.
When Ms. Stanley called the CRA to ask for a payment arrangement that would distribute the clawbacks over a longer period of time, she was told it was too late to do so for the month of April. Documents reviewed by The Globe show that Ms. Stanley owes about $8,000 in child benefit overpayments, an amount that grew over the pandemic. But while she said she’s been aware of her large debt since June, 2021, she also believed much of it reflected an erroneous CRA reassessment that would be rectified.
But the agency does not reduce child benefit payments to recover taxes owing or most other types of government debt. It can only trim benefits to make up for previous CCB overpayments. Taxpayers for whom the benefit offsets create “significant financial hardship” should contact the CRA to discuss their options, the agency said.
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