Many economists have found that generous unemployment benefits can hamper new business creation – but there are still positive ways for governments to intervene.
Former PM Gordon Brown says more than 3 million children born after 2010 live in poverty.
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Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.
Recognition helps. Benefits may help more.
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Many people answer questions about the economy and benefits incorrectly.
Bill C-22 is designed to fill a significant income security gap that leaves one in four adults with disabilities living below the poverty line.
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The US military’s switch to an all-volunteer force in 1973 led to a series of magazine ads that sought to portray military service as a way for women and people of color to move up in society.
The battle against poor nutrition: a history of school meals in the UK.
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The end of the temporary uplift means many household budgets will no longer meet the minimum income standard.
A waitress wears a mask while carrying drinks for guests inside the Blu Martini restaurant in Kingston, Ont., in July 2021.
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Should the chronic hiring struggles of Canadian restaurants be referred to as a labour shortage, or can it be more accurately portrayed as a retention issue fuelled by a lack of decent work?
Stripped of benefits, some former prisoners are forced to rely on charity.
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Formerly incarcerated Americans face food insecurity rates double that of the general population. A 1996 law that prohibits drug felons from getting crucial benefits may be partially to blame.