Poverty

• United Way Peterborough report highlights income ‘inadequacy’

  Entitled "The Gap: Income (In)Adequacy," the report reviews the past 34 years and shows how Ontario's minimum wage rate and social safety net have both changed.

  Economy

  Apr 10
  
• ‘It’s silly’: B.C. seniors protest poverty-causing conditions in their golden years

  Carrying signs reading "Fair Pensions of Seniors Now" dozens of Vernon seniors heeded the call of the Tin Cup organization to protest poverty causing conditions.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
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• B.C. sets target to slash poverty by 60 per cent in next decade

  The B.C. government says it is setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, with a focus on lifting children and seniors above the poverty line.

  Politics

  Mar 5
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• Regina Food Bank pushing feds to fully fund disability initiative

  If the Canada Disability Benefit is fully funded by the government, the Regina Food Bank believes it will lift qualified residents above the poverty line.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• More around Calgary turning to campgrounds for affordable housing

  More people around Calgary turning to campgrounds for affordable housing

  Economy

  Jan 29
• ‘Quite dire’: N.S. has the highest poverty rate in Canada, says new report

  At a press conference, the United Way says Halifax has the highest poverty for Canadian cities as part of a new report released to help bring attention to the growing problem.

  Canada

  Jan 24
• B.C. woman stages rally to highlight plight of seniors living in poverty

  Carole Fawcett says seniors on fixed incomes in British Columbia are struggling to survive amid rampant inflation.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023
• ‘Half-finished’: Report highlights successes, challenges of B.C.’s $10-a-day child care

  The Centre for Family Equity and University of British Columbia's School of Social Work interviewed 30 lone mothers, 17 of whom had $10-a-day spaces and 13 of whom did not.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2023
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• Living wages are up in Manitoba, prompting group to call for increase in minimum wage

  There has been a rise in the hourly wage required for a family of four to live without financial stress in Manitoba, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

  Economy

  Dec 12, 2023
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• Hamilton food bank gets $625K emergency grant as donations drop rapidly

  Hamilton Food Share and 16 hunger-relief partners will seek $1.25 million in funding from the city's budget in the new year to meet community demand.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2023