Nova Scotia Poverty

• Basic income would ease poverty but require higher taxes, spending cuts: Study

  A 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.

  Money

  Jun 17, 2022
  
• Nova Scotia designates 9 areas in Halifax for accelerated housing development

  The province estimates the Halifax region is short at least 17,000 housing units -- a figure it says continues to grow.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2022
  
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• Over 41,000 children living in poverty in Nova Scotia, and numbers rising, says study

  Nova 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.

  Canada

  Dec 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."

  Politics

  Jan 2, 2020
• Parents can’t be faulted for their poverty, judge rules in N.S. toddler-custody case

  An 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."

  Politics

  Jan 4, 2018
• Board game captures poverty struggles of many Nova Scotians

  Poverty continues to be an issue many Nova Scotians want addressed during the provincial election.

  Politics

  May 26, 2017
• Feed Nova Scotia wants poverty addressed during election

  Poverty in Nova Scotia is an issue that the provincial food bank hub wants front and centre during the election campaign.

  Politics

  May 10, 2017