Province fields basic income questions in Hamilton

Province fields basic income questions in Hamilton

Ursula Samuels hopes basic income will help her and others get ahead. "What I want to see is that people would be better off." – Hamilton Spectator file photo Ursula Samuels wants to know that basic income will help Hamiltonians on social assistance get ahead.

The 60-year-old mother who attended an information session at the Hamilton Central Library said she receives Ontario Works, and between juggling rent, food and other responsibilities, "it’s a struggle every month to get by."

"What I want to see is that people would be better off," she added.Karen Glass, assistant deputy minister at the Poverty Reduction […]

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