Total Welfare Incomes: Step 1
How much are welfare incomes in Canada?
Use data from our Welfare Incomes report to create your own charts and data tables based on household type and province or territory.
- Total welfare incomes include basic social assistance and additional welfare benefits, plus child benefits, tax credits, the GST credit and resource rebates.
- Current dollars are not adjusted for inflation. Constant dollars factor out the effects of inflation over time. If you would like to compare welfare incomes over time, use constant dollars.
- The household type Disabled Person-AISH refers to Alberta's program of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH).
- For more information about definitions and methodology, refer to Welfare Incomes 2009.
Please select two of the following three variables: