With prices rising and their retirement incomes not what they was, many Ontario seniors are struggling.
Following the relaunch of International Information’ On the Brink sequence, we acquired a number of replies from individuals who stated they’re in the same scenario to that of the couple featured.
Sharon McArthur, 74. and her 73-year-old husband, Wayne Gattinger, from Brooke-Alvinston, Ont., talked about how the price of dwelling has led them to should cease having household dinners as a result of.
Wendy Colman, 69, from Cornwall, Ont., lives along with her daughter and granddaughter and stated it’s unhappy that issues have reached this level.
She stated over the previous couple of years, she has been fighting the price of dwelling in retirement.
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“It’s onerous on folks, and I by no means thought that might be retirement,” she stated. “Nobody had that dialog.”
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Daybreak Chaffe, 68, lives in St. Catherine’s, Ont., and stated dwelling on a single revenue has been onerous.
“Numerous these folks which are retired round me, no person’s doing nice, however as a result of I’m single, it means you’re surviving on one CPP and previous age safety,” he stated.
“I’ve simply been step by step feeling extra annoyed with the federal government and ever since COVID.”
Just like the couple profiled within the first story, Chaffe stated she additionally has to depend on meals banks to complement her meals.
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“I’m so broke that in February (for) my birthday, I didn’t have any cash for groceries,” she stated. “So I took some from a bank card, and also you ended up balancing a excessive credit score invoice on the finish of the month.”
John McLaughlin, 82, from London, Ont., stated his {dollars} aren’t going so far as earlier than.
McLaughlin stated he retired in 2005 after working for the Bruce Nuclear Energy Plant and worries long-term about his pension and retirement financial savings maintaining tempo with inflation.
“I thank God I did some financial savings and I acquired pension, as a result of I’m watching virtually month-to-month the devaluation of my property,” he stated amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce struggle.
“So while you come into a giant hit, like what we’re in now … you discover it much more.”
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The second story in International Information’ relaunched On the Brink sequence is ready to publish Saturday.
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