Income

Saskatchewan’s new income support program doesn’t give people enough money to cover rent: social worker

”Some are staying in camping trailers or abandoned houses because there is nowhere for them to go,” Shannon Harvey-Benoit said.Camp Marjorie at Pepsi Park in Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood. (Raphaële Frigon/Radio-Canada)Saskatchewan’s new income support program is forcing people to live on the streets due to fewer housing options, dwindling benefits and more bureaucratic red tape, according…

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