Nova Scotia Child Poverty
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N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic reliefWhile child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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Over 41,000 children living in poverty in Nova Scotia, and numbers rising, says studyNova Scotia has a slightly higher rate of child poverty than it did in 1989 when the House of Commons voted to end it by the year 2000.CanadaDec 9, 2020
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Halifax has the 7th highest rate of child poverty in Canada : ReportThe report also found that minority groups in the municipality are disproportionately affected by poverty.CanadaDec 13, 2017
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