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“They suffered with us and should be compensated”: Entitling Caregivers of Canada's Veterans

This article examines the struggle to win lifetime eligibility for selected home care benefits provided through the Veterans Independence Program (VIP) for veterans' widows in recognition of their years of unpaid caregiving – a policy change eventually implemented between 2003 and 2004. It expl...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
aging
Aging (Individuals)
anciens combattants
Canada
Caregivers
Caregivers - economics
Caregivers - legislation & jurisprudence
caregiving
Compensation
Compensation (Remuneration)
Eligibility
Eligibility Determination
entitlement
Female
Financing, Government
Foreign Countries
home care
Home Nursing - economics
Humans
Male
prestation de soins familiaux
Public policy
soins à domicile
Spouses
Stress, Psychological
Veterans
veuves
vieillissement
War
Widowed
widows
Widows & widowers
World War II
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