Income Assistance
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Nova Scotia government announces rate indexing for people on income assistanceNova Scotia Community Services Minister Brendan Maguire says the change will mean an increase of about $35 a month for people living on low incomes.EconomyMar 27
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Beautification project gives N.S. First Nation income assistance clients work experienceSipekne'katik First Nation's beautification project employs 16 people ranging in age from 17 to 68 who do yard work and community cleanup and also help out elders in the community.CanadaJun 10, 2022
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Ukrainians who fled to Canada will receive financial help from feds in coming daysThe one-time payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child will be available to Ukrainian refugees in Canada in the next five daysCanadaJun 2, 2022
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B.C. boosts welfare rates, makes transit free for kids in 2021 budgetB.C. is also doubling the senior's supplement, a provincial top-up to the federal Old Age Security benefit for low-income seniors, raising it by $50 per person per month.EconomyApr 20, 2021
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B.C. increases income and disability assistance by $175 per monthSocial Development Minister Nicolas Simons says the increase will cost about $400 million per year and benefit more than 300,000 people.PoliticsMar 16, 2021
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Rent issues follow Saskatchewan’s income assistance clawback due to CERBThe path for CERB recipients to get back to Saskatchewan income assistance is troubling for advocates.EconomyNov 24, 2020
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Saskatchewan social services put support on hold, closed files for some CERB recipientsSaskatchewan is among the minority of provinces clawing back the full CERB amount from anyone receiving provincial income support.CanadaNov 13, 2020
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Harvest House says CERB payments fueling illicit drug market in MonctonAdvocates for people struggling with addiction and homelessness in Moncton say the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit has created a slew of problems.Sep 1, 2020
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Coronavirus: Support for people with disabilities inadequate, says N.B. advocatePeople with disabilities say COVID-19 support from the federal and provincial governments is not enough to cover added expenses.CanadaJul 23, 2020
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‘Phones aren’t a luxury anymore:’ Calls grow to keep vulnerable Nova Scotians connected'Being online for all of us in the last few months, it's really turned into an essential service,' says Kathy McNab of Adsum for Women and Children.CanadaMay 13, 2020
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