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 […]

Disability advocates in New Brunswick are hoping Department of Social Development will do away with the household income policy, or at least some sort of comprehensive reform. It creates additional barriers for those living with a disability and receiving social assistance – forcing many to make a choice between basic income and love. Nathalie Sturgeon […]

The province is introducing legislation to provide an income support program for Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities. Current legislation puts Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities in the same category as those experiencing temporary losses of employment due to shorter-term or less severe disabilities. The province says Bill 72 would create a program […]