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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
As for the CERB payments that people didn't qualify for, a lot of it stems from people who applied for EI after covid hit. They were funneled into CERB to streamline the overloaded system, and not given the choice to just be on EI, which they did qualify for. They are now being dinged for a mandatory payback of the CERB funds into the system.
It's not all fraud by unscrupulous people, most of the money being clawed back is because of a forced inclusion into CERB by the federal government. I've heard a few stories from angry people, and they are all generally the same.
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This was the case form me. Received $4000 immediately upon being laid off. Applied for EI before CERB launched, transitioned to CERB, got double paid, same thing happened with at least a dozen co workers. Was getting statements showing I owed the money back since Nov 2020. I pretty much ignored them Figuring it would come of my 2021 tax return, nothing, continued to get statements. $2000 was clawed by from my 2022 tax return to cover the double payment.