Angela Lamey, peer recruiter at Atlantic Superstore and Karen Theriault, of Feed Nova Scotia, organize some donations to kick off a food drive in April 2017. (FILE) Karen Theriault of Feed Nova Scotia is right . The province’s plan to slightly increase basic support rates next year for indivduals unable to work will still leave those people far below the poverty line.
She was reacting to Department of Community Services’ intention to raise basic support rates by five per cent in 2019 for those who can’t work.
That change is part of the department’s ongoing, long-term plans to improve the Employment […]
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