Nova Scotia Income Assistance

• Nova Scotia government announces rate indexing for people on income assistance

  Nova Scotia Community Services Minister Brendan Maguire says the change will mean an increase of about $35 a month for people living on low incomes.

  Economy

  Mar 27, 2024
  
• 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
  
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• N.S. to give one-time $250 grant to families on income assistance over rising inflation

  Nova Scotia also says more people will become eligible for the Heating Assistance Rebate Program (HARP), and for a higher rebate, this year.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
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• ‘We cannot feed our way out of this crisis’: Feed Nova Scotia

  Feed Nova Scotia says it "cannot absorb" another double digit increase in demand at Nova Scotia's food banks.

  Politics

  Apr 4, 2017