Senators Pass Liberal Dental Benefit for Kids, Housing Benefit for Renters

A dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of a patient on Jan. 22, 2016. The Canadian Press/Michael Conroy

Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids’ dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1.

The dental benefit was a compromise between the Liberals and NDP, as part of the supply-and-confidence agreement that will see the New Democrats support the minority government until 2025.