CBC: N.S. anti-poverty advocates worry transition off CERB 'not going to be smooth'
Some people receiving income assistance became eligible for CERB, which provides more money to recipients
Social Assistance
CTV News: COVID-19 puts people with disabilities at higher risk, advocates say
There are more than six million Canadians living with a disability, and many of them are especially vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.
Global News: Pandemic-related evictions expected to rise in Nova Scotia without provincial action
Thousands of Nova Scotians have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto Star: Toronto’s COVID-19 divide: The city’s northwest corner has been ‘failed by the system’
When Toronto Public Health released its map of neighbourhoods hardest hit by COVID-19, for people in the city’s northwest it felt like déjà vu.
Ottawa Citizen: The COVID-19 pandemic and government response a one-two punch to some of Ottawa's most vulnerable renters
For a portion of the 17,000 Ottawa households living in subsidized housing, it’s not only COVID-19 that’s making life harder, more uncertain and more expensive.
140 ACORN members discuss how to rebuild a people centric economy
Posted on May 13, 2020
Toronto.com: Laid-off Scarborough event manager worries about paying bills
Mohammad Ud-Doula sees #financialwellbeing slipping away
Toronto.com: Torontonians on disability benefits struggle after losing part-time jobs
People with disabilities need secondary incomes for #financialwellbeing
Federal and Provincial Support for People during COVID-19
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What the Federal Stimulus Package Means for You
Posted March 20, 2020