New Brunswick offers $11.3M in funding for primary informal caregivers

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NBHC Sustainability
May 29, 2018

The province introduced a benefit for people who provide informal care to help their loved ones remain independent. The budget includes $11.3 million for the benefits this year to help primary informal caregivers. The non-taxable, monthly benefit is available to an eligible primary informal caregiver of a social development client receiving in-home services through the long-term care or disability support services program.
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