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Saya · 09-01-2011, 06:55 PM

I'm not too sure about it to be honest, I know we have a huge problem with welfare not being livable in many places, I went to a workshop a few months back about prostitution and trafficking and this was considered a reason why prostitution is so high in such places. We have food banks but I'm pretty sure we don't have anything like food stamps.

Its controlled provincially as well, so that 100 a week might not be true of BC or Ontario, and I take it down there the state and county controls the maximum amount of assistance.

EDIT: government website is telling me that a couple with children, regardless of number of children, can get up to 684 a month, and be eligible for rent/housing assistance for an additional 372 and 50 bucks for fuel expenses. If you have two kids and a car, plus groceries to buy its not much. A single person living on their own gets 492 a month max.

09-01-2011, 06:55 PM	#44
Saya Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,548	I'm not too sure about it to be honest, I know we have a huge problem with welfare not being livable in many places, I went to a workshop a few months back about prostitution and trafficking and this was considered a reason why prostitution is so high in such places. We have food banks but I'm pretty sure we don't have anything like food stamps. Its controlled provincially as well, so that 100 a week might not be true of BC or Ontario, and I take it down there the state and county controls the maximum amount of assistance. EDIT: government website is telling me that a couple with children, regardless of number of children, can get up to 684 a month, and be eligible for rent/housing assistance for an additional 372 and 50 bucks for fuel expenses. If you have two kids and a car, plus groceries to buy its not much. A single person living on their own gets 492 a month max.