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lll-Onmo Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 22nd, 1980 Old Age Security payments to rise Increases in the Old Age Security pension. Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance, effective in October 198C, were announced announced recently by the Minister of National Health and 'Welfare. 'Welfare. Monique Begin. The basic Old Age Security , pension will rise to $196,83 from the present $191.28. The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for a single person, or a married person whose spouse is not a pensioner and is not receiving a Spouse's Allowance, will increase to $197.60 from its current $192,03. Added to the basic pension, this gives a person receiving both the OAS and the maximum GIS a monthly total of $394.43. The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for a married couple, both pensioners, pensioners, will increase to $152.36 each from $148.07, Added to the basic pension this" will give each married pensioner receiving the maximum GIS a total of $349.19, or $698.38 for the couple. The Guaranteed Income Supplement is paid to pensioners pensioners wihose income, apart from the Old Age Security pension, is limited. The amount of 1 the supplement varies in relation to income. The maximum Spouse's Allowance will increase to $349.19 from $339.35. The maximum Spouse's Allowance Allowance is made up of an amount equivalent to the basic Old Age Security pension and the maximum GIS at the married rate and is paid to persons between 60 and 65 years of age who are married to OAS pensioners and meet residence residence requirements. Entitle ment to a Spouse's Allowance, Allowance, and the amount paid, is based on yearly income. . Where the pensioners spouse dies the surviving spouse may be eligible for the continuation of the allowance to age 65 or remarriage if that person has no income or a limited amount of income. * Increases in Old Age Security Security pension and, Guaranteed Income Supplement payments payments are calculated quarterly quarterly based on the cost of . living. The number of clients unemployed and registered for work at the Canada Employment Centres in Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa for the month of September totalled 10,981, consisting of 5,584 female and 5,397 male clients. Placements in the three offices totalled 1,184 for the month, whch compares to a total of 886 placèments during August. The majority of clients were registered in Clerical and related; Sales; Service; Product Fabricating, Fabricating, Assembling and repairing; repairing; Material-Handling and related. During September, the greatest employment opportunities opportunities existed in Accommodation Accommodation and Food Services; Retail Trade; Personal Services; Services; and the manufacturing of Transporta tion equipment. In September, there were 19 agreements signed under the Canada Manpower Industrial Training Program. As a result, 25 people will benefit from both training and employment employment in the Region of Durham. At the end of September, there were 160 Students in the skill courses sponsored by the Canada Employment Centre and 50 people receiving academic academic upgrading at Durham College. Employers are encouraged to list their casual vacancies with the Canada Employment Centres. We have qualified and capable individuals registered registered at the Centres who aré eager to accept casual employment. employment. Clarke Public LIBRARY Tues. Thurs. 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