Representatives from 13 community and anti-poverty groups are calling on the Nova Scotia government to immediately increase basic income assistance rates Representatives from 13 community and anti-poverty groups are calling on the Nova Scotia government to immediately increase income assistance rates and to hold a consultation to develop future improvements.
“Our government needs to recognize that they’ve created, by design, huge gaps in services and income support,” said Christine Saulnier, director at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia.
Saulnier was one of three speakers at the event held at Dalhousie Legal Aid Service on Thursday. READ MORE: Nova Scotia […]
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