Re-thinking Income Assistance: What Happens When the Timing of Income Assistance Payments Change?
By: Maddie Price
The Issue
Social assistance and social services are an integral part of supporting vulnerable members of our community. The current method of distribution for payments for people on social assistance is a once monthly payment. There are many issues with these services, including the schedule of payment distribution which causes issues for both the service users and the social services that support them and their needs.
This issue is exacerbated for people who... Read More about Re-thinking Income Assistance: What Happens When the Timing of Income Assistance Payments Change?