Family budgets get a boost as Canada Child Benefit increased
The Canada Child Benefit is being hailed for lifting children out of poverty seven years since its introduction, as families get a cost-of-living boost this month.
The Canada Child Benefit is being hailed for lifting children out of poverty seven years since its introduction, as families get a cost-of-living boost this month.
Nearly 4,000 people are living in poverty on the Coast, according to Statistics Canada. Nearly 800 of them are children and teenagers: one in five children.