There is a tough choice being made by people living with a disability in New Brunswick.
In order to maintain their social assistance from the Department of Social Development, advocates say they are being forced to choose between basic income and living with the person they love.
The household income policy, or the HIP as it’s casually known, adjusts the amount of social assistance a person can get if they move in with another person.Ability NB executive director Haley Flaro said that teeters on the lines of discrimination. In some cases, if benefits aren’t reduced, they are taken away entirely.“People with […]
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