Income Assitance

• Nova Scotia non-profits plead for higher income assistance amid rising cost of living

  Nova Scotia food banks and community groups are calling for an immediate increase in income assistance for the growing number of residents in a state of 'crisis.'

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
  
• Concerns raised over province’s use of hotels as emergency housing

  It's unclear what type of agreement the department of community services has with hotels they use for emergency housing, and if any concrete contracts are in place.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2020
  
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• How true is it? Refugees get more money for support than pensioners

  A claim is circulating that Syrian refugees get more in social assistance than Canadians do. How true is it?

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2016