In Budget 2012, the Canadian federal government formally announced the changes it planned for the Old Age Security (OAS) pension. The major change will be raising the eligibility age for the OAS and related Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67, beginning April 1, 2023. The change in the age of eligibility will be phased in gradually from 2023 to 2029. The changes will not affect you if you are currently receiving OAS benefits.
The report said the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line last year, 15.1 percent, was the highest level since 1993. (The poverty line in 2010 for a family of four was $22,314.).
Overall, people living in the nationâs least obese states tend to be wealthier. In Hawaii, 19 percent of residents are obese, and only 10.8 percent of folks live in poverty. And in Colorado, the second-slimmest state with 20.3 percent people classified as obese, 13 percent of residents live in poverty. The correlation isnât always clear-cut, however. The outlier in the most obese states is Iowa. Its poverty rate of 12.7 percent is below the national average. Meanwhile, Californiaâs obesity rate is relatively low when compared with Mississippiâs, but its 16.8 percent poverty rate is above the national average.