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A generation of broken promises

21 Nov 2014

Finally the author would like to thank Pauline Raven and Joanna LaTulippe-Rochon for their initiative and passion in producing the ear- ly cards in Nova Scotia, and their, along with Mi- chelle Ward and Sheri Lecker’s thoughtful reflec- tions on the realities of family and child poverty over the last 25 years. [...] The current report compares the most recent data (2012) to the year the pledge was made and to the year 2000 in which child poverty was to be eradicated. [...] For the purposes of the current report card, the only available new data (from 2012) on child poverty is the After-Tax Low Income Measure (AT-LIM) for children under the age of 18.5 The AT-LIM is the most recognized measure of poverty internationally. [...] The Personal Allowance for adult recipients of Income Assistance was also raised by $15/month (although this was not tied to in- creases in the cost of living and therefore not a guaranteed annual increase) and there was a slight decrease in the earnings clawback for those receiv- ing Income Assistance.20 In 2012, (the year from which most of the data for this report card has used) there was a 5% [...] The vision for 2020: to break the cycle of poverty by creating opportunities for all Nova Scotians to participate in the prosperity of the province and enjoy a better standard of living.”21 While this strategy has been criticized by antipoverty advocates for its lack of detail and targets and timeline, it actually does pro- vide some detail in relation to child poverty; it has a benchmark, which w
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Authors

Frank, Lesley

ISBN
9781771251723
Pages
26
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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