The report details how Canadians reliant on government-provided income assistance will see risks to their health, food security and housing intensify as the cost of living soars
Most provincial governments across Canada are failing to support low-income residents as inflation surges, according to a new University of Calgary study that warns homelessness rates will increase if more isn’t done.
At a bare minimum, he said indexing social assistance programs to the index would go a long way but it still wouldn’t be far enough as current programs already uphold a low standard of living. “The differences across provinces was revealing to me and also the extent to which provincial governments have seemingly chosen to simply ignore the plight of people with low income,” Dr. Kneebone said. “One of my former assistants cynically said to me one time – and I think she was right – that poor people don’t vote and so they don’t get the attention they deserve.”
That number dips to $270 in three years time taking into account rising costs, leaving very little for other basic needs, such as clothing and transportation. For single adults sharing a one bedroom, the same calculations put them in the negative after paying for food and rent.
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