--- title: "Seniors benefit in NT for low-income seniors" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/northwest-territories" description: "Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors in Northwest Territories: handled by Income Security Programs. Compare all 13 provinces and territories." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Seniors benefit in Northwest Territories for low-income seniors Northwest Territories · Seniors Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In the Northwest Territories, Income Security Programs (Department of Education, Culture and Employment) handles it. The supplementary benefit is paid automatically if you receive OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement. Who handles it: [Income Security Programs (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-northwest-territories). Handles it in Northwest Territories. ## Official links - [Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit](https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/income-security-programs/nwt-senior-citizen-supplementary-benefit), checked 12 October 2026 - [Senior Home Heating Subsidy](https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/income-security-programs/senior-home-heating-subsidy), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Northwest Territories is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/british-columbia) | B.C. Seniors' Supplement (Government of British Columbia) | [About the supplement](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors/financial-legal-matters/income-security-programs/seniors-supplement), checked 12 October 2026 | No application needed; it is paid automatically to eligible seniors who get the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/alberta) | Alberta Seniors Benefit (Government of Alberta) | [About and how to apply](https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-seniors-benefit), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/saskatchewan) | Seniors Income Plan (Ministry of Social Services) | [Seniors Income Plan](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/seniors-services/seniors-income-plan), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/manitoba) | 55 PLUS Program (Manitoba Families) | [55 PLUS program](https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/55plus.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Old Age Security recipients are assessed automatically; others apply with a paper form each year. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/ontario) | Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) | [GAINS payments for seniors](https://www.ontario.ca/page/guaranteed-annual-income-system-payments-seniors), checked 12 October 2026 | No separate application if you get OAS and GIS; file your income tax return every year. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/quebec) | Revenu Québec (senior assistance tax credit) | [Senior assistance tax credit](https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/tax-credits/senior-assistance-tax-credit/), checked 12 October 2026 | Paid as a refundable tax credit, so file a Québec income tax return each year. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/new-brunswick) | Government of New Brunswick (Low-Income Seniors' Benefit, through Service New Brunswick) | None on record | | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/nova-scotia) | Department of Service Nova Scotia | [Apply for Seniors Care Grant](https://www.novascotia.ca/apply-help-household-healthcare-and-home-heating-costs-seniors-care-grant), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no monthly income top-up; low-income seniors can apply each year for the Seniors Care Grant and the property tax rebate. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/prince-edward-island) | Seniors Independence Initiative (Department of Social Development and Seniors, Government of PEI) | None on record | Income-tested help of up to $1,800 a year toward home services for seniors 65 and over, not a cash income top-up. | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/newfoundland-and-labrador) | NL Seniors' Benefit, Department of Finance (paid by the Canada Revenue Agency) | [NL Seniors' Benefit](https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/tax-programs-incentives/personal/income-supplement/), checked 12 October 2026 | No application; file your income tax return to receive it. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/yukon) | Yukon Seniors Income Supplement (Government of Yukon) | None on record | Based on your federal Guaranteed Income Supplement; apply for OAS and GIS first. | | Northwest Territories (this page) | Income Security Programs (Department of Education, Culture and Employment) | [Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit](https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/income-security-programs/nwt-senior-citizen-supplementary-benefit), checked 12 October 2026 | The supplementary benefit is paid automatically if you receive OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/nunavut) | Nunavut Department of Family Services (Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit) | [Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/social-supports/senior-citizen-supplementary-benefit-scsb), checked 12 October 2026 | | ## More - [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits) - [Public services in Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories) - [Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp) - [Old Age Security (OAS) pension](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/oas) - [Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/gis) - [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Seniors benefit in NT for low-income seniors", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/northwest-territories