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—— Serving your community since 1856 —— CHRONICLE THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2023 $2.00 | CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY | WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA Volunteers at The Working Centre help a man fill out an income tax clinic intake form on March 29, 2023. ‘CRUCIAL FOR HOUSEHOLD STABILITY’ BILL JACKSON bjackson@torstar.ca Bradley Dean was one of about 70 people lined up last Wednesday outside the Working Centre in downtown Kitchener. Dean was hoping to take ad- vantage of the one-time, tax-free rent top up of $500 administered a | 3 by the Canada Revenue Agency —anamoun it would goa long way toward paying for his grocer- ies and other costs of living that have gone through the roof. "No question," said Dean, who has a disability and lives on a fixed income. "They said that if I come here early today, they'll tell me if I'm eligible for it.” Staff at the Working Centre say they're now seeing lineups outside that they used to see prior to the pandemic for various em- ployment and financial services including free income tax clinics offered through the months of March and April. "Lots of people haven't done their taxes during the pandemic Ask David... What is Your Home Worth? paviseoole,_ 519-577-1212 @ PM40050478 MORNING NEWS FIX IMPACTING YOUR COMMUNITY Bill Jackson/Metroland and many haven't been getting some of the kickbacks from the government they would have,” said front desk co-ordinator, Sa- Shaefer. “There's way more people that are either on the street or at risk of homelessness because they See ‘PEOPLE’, page 7 SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER AND THE NEWS YOU NEED ARRIVES IN YOUR INBOX BY 7 A.M. WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA INEWSLETTERS Metroland Media Group Ltd., 211 Pritchard Road, Unit 4, Hamilton ON L8J 0G5.