Family Benefits

Family benefits are usually calculated from return information, but they are not the same thing as claiming a credit directly on the return.

What Belongs Here

Use this subsection when the question is about an ongoing CRA-administered payment or benefit amount that depends on family or household context.

Best Starting Pages

Use these pages when the household question is about support payments or eligibility rather than about a deduction from income.

• GST/HST Credit
• Canada Child Benefit
• Net Income

Practical Reader Path

Benefit questions often become clearer when paired with the income term that helps determine eligibility or amount.

• Use Net Income when the issue is why a benefit amount changed.
• Use Filing Status and Dependants when the issue is household context.
• Use Personal Credits when the question is actually about tax payable rather than a benefit program.

In this section

• Canada Child Benefit
  Understand what the Canada Child Benefit is and why filing status and family income matter to it.
• GST/HST Credit
  Learn what the GST/HST credit is and how this refundable Canadian benefit is tied to return information and income.