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During oral questions on disability matters, a Conservative member raised the Canada Pension Plan disability program’s service target, saying claims are supposed to be decided within 120 days in 80% of cases but last year’s figure fell short of that, and asked why disabled Canadians are waiting months for income. A Liberal minister replied that the department works to ensure Canadians get the benefits they are entitled to and offers support to those who find applying difficult.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Tamara Kronis

Conservative
“The government is supposed to decide disability benefit claims within 120 days, but it is missing that target more than half the time. I want the minister to explain why disabled Canadians are being left without income for months.”
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Mr. Speaker, I suppose it is useful to know that instead of reports, we are going to get consultations. Maybe we will get an answer to the next question. CPP disability applications are supposed to be decided within 120 days, 80% of the time. Last year, the Liberals managed only 49.3%, less than half. Why are disabled Canadians being left for months without income while the minister misses her own deadline?

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Patty Hajdu

Liberal
“We are working hard to make sure Canadians get the government benefits they qualify for, especially when it is hard to apply.”

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Mr. Speaker, we work diligently to make sure that Canadians get the benefits to which they are entitled. Indeed, the focus of the department is to ensure that Canadians have access to those benefits and supports when they are challenged in applying for those benefits. We will continue that hard work together to make sure every Canadian gets the benefits to which they are entitled.

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