Welfare Incomes: Research and Publications

CHANGES TO TEXT ONLY - page 20, second paragraph: "... a high of $8,147 in Newfoundland and Labrador" should be replaced by "...a high of $8,198" in ...". "...the highest at $15,960" should be replaced by "...the highest at $16,181". Please note that the numbers in Table 1.2 remain correct. CHANGES TO TABLES APPENDIX A: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON WELFARE BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY March...

Most welfare families with children had lower total incomes in 2005 than they did in 1997.

Methodology used for Welfare Incomes 2005.

The fact sheet shows, for each household type, the losses between the peak year of welfare income and 2005 in the provinces.

The fact sheet shows 2005 welfare incomes, from the most generous to the least generous province, for each household type. Welfare incomes in the three territories are shown separately at the bottom of each chart.

This report provides estimated total welfare income of four households in each province and territory: a single employable person, a single person with a disability, a lone parent with one child and a couple with two children. The report compares welfare incomes to the poverty line, average incomes and median incomes. It also provides data on welfare incomes as far back as 1986, and highlights the...

Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province and territory for four family types: a single employable person, a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child, and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes as far back as 1986.

Page 93, Appendix A: Estimated number of people on welfare by province and territory. Estimates for Northwest Territories, as of March 31, 2004 should read "1,965".

There was an error in the percentage change formula used in Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 of Welfare Incomes 2004. Please note the following corrections to the two tables and to the text in Chapter IV, as well as to the conclusion. Note that the welfare incomes presented in the two tables are not affected. CHANGES TO TEXT PAGE PARAGRAPH REPLACE WITH REVISED SENTENCE 36 3 1.4 1.3 In Prince Edw...

Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province and territory for four family types: a single employable person, a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child, and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes as far back as 1986.

Income for Living? is the first report in which the Council looked at the new Market Basket Measure (MBM) poverty line. It compares four different income types: welfare, minimum wage, low wage, and average wage. The research showed that some Canadians working full-time lived in poverty and could not afford average housing and child care costs. We look at four types of low-income families in the l...

Can working people make ends meet? Is the welfare system too generous? What difference does it make if government gives low-income people tax breaks? Is it worthwhile for a person on welfare to take a minimum-wage job? The National Council of Welfare's report looks at the incomes of people on welfare and the incomes of people with jobs. The study compares gross incomes and take-home incomes of fu...

Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province and territory for four family types: a single employable person, a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child, and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes as far back as 1986.

The welfare-to-work roundtable was organized to add to the Council's knowledge about current programs and their potential for the future, to build a deeper awareness of what it is like to live in poverty in Canada and to ultimately be able to provide more effective advice to the Minister.

Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province and territory for four family types: a single employable person, a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child, and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes as far back as 1986.