--- title: "Seniors benefit in Saskatchewan for low-income seniors" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/saskatchewan" description: "Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors in Saskatchewan: handled by Seniors Income Plan. Compare all 13 provinces and territories. No sign-up." 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 Saskatchewan for low-income seniors Saskatchewan · Seniors Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Saskatchewan, Seniors Income Plan (Ministry of Social Services) handles it. Who handles it: [Seniors Income Plan (Ministry of Social Services)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-saskatchewan). Handles it in Saskatchewan. ## Official links - [Seniors Income Plan](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/seniors-services/seniors-income-plan), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Saskatchewan 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 (this page) | 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](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/northwest-territories) | 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 Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/saskatchewan) - [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 Saskatchewan for low-income seniors", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/saskatchewan