Social assistance and the poverty loop
Welcome to the next edition of Kaitlyn’s disability awareness series. Today we would like to talk about something that is ...
Tag: social assistance
World Day of Social Justice: without economic justice, no social justice
Throughout the year, the UN dedicates certain days to a particular theme. In 2008, to remind us that we share ...
Let’s demand a human rights-based treatment for people living in poverty
The United Nations celebrates each year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is asking governments and civil society to ...
Five things the New Brunswick government can do to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities
People with disabilities in New Brunswick have been living in deep poverty as New Brunswick has one of the lowest ...
Why is the Higgs government suddenly interested in poverty?
Bruce Fitch, Minister of Social Development, recently announced significant changes for social assistance recipients in New Brunswick. The Minister estimates ...
New Brunswick needs to stop treating people living together as economic units to justify denial of income assistance
It was August 2018. I met my partner and wanted to move in with them but New Brunswick's Household Income ...
New Brunswick’s housing crisis for people with disabilities
Imagine this. You have moved out of your parent’s home, finally free to live your life to the fullest. This ...
New Brunswick’s Household Income Policy forcing persons with a disability to live alone
The Household Income Policy needs to be changed for persons with a disability. We should not have to live alone, ...
Axe the Household Income Policy, say disability rights advocates and allies
Today, disability rights advocates and allies are launching a letter writing campaign website, axethehip.ca, to abolish the Household Income Policy. ...
New Brunswick’s social assistance reforms must include better support for home care workers
As New Brunswick's Department of Social Development continues to look at the social assistance reform, I wanted to discuss the ...
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