o Energy cost benefits ($210.5 million) which are one-time payments of $125 (or $250 for couples) made to seniors entitled to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement or the Allowance to deal with the rising energy costs, and ###>o Paiement d'allocation (21,1 millions de dollars) en raison de la hausse du taux mensuel moyen, contrebalancé en partie par la diminution du nombre de prestataires;