Nova Scotia poverty
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Basic income would ease poverty but require higher taxes, spending cuts: StudyA guaranteed basic income in Canada would help alleviate poverty but could also put the fiscal sustainability and labour supply of some provinces at risk, a new study says.MoneyJun 17
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Nova Scotia designates 9 areas in Halifax for accelerated housing developmentThe province estimates the Halifax region is short at least 17,000 housing units -- a figure it says continues to grow.CanadaMar 25
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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 advocates criticize ‘inadequate’ income assistance increase kicking off in 2020"It's not keeping in place with inflation."PoliticsJan 2, 2020
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Parents can’t be faulted for their poverty, judge rules in N.S. toddler-custody caseAn impoverished Halifax-area couple have regained custody of their toddler daughter, after a judge declared: "There is a difference between parents who are poor, and poor parents."PoliticsJan 4, 2018
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Board game captures poverty struggles of many Nova ScotiansPoverty continues to be an issue many Nova Scotians want addressed during the provincial election.PoliticsMay 26, 2017
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Feed Nova Scotia wants poverty addressed during electionPoverty in Nova Scotia is an issue that the provincial food bank hub wants front and centre during the election campaign.PoliticsMay 10, 2017
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