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Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry calling for universal basic income
Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry calling for universal basic income
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The Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry is advocating for a universal basic income in Saskatchewan. The program they ..."Am I going to have enough to pay that bill? Am I going to have enough to feed my kids? Because these bills aren't cheap. My water bill is always over $200, and now on this new program, I can't pay it all."
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A Regina great-grandmother is feeling the pinch of changes to Saskatchewan's social assistance program.Gilmer said the new plan is inadequate and doesn't meet people's financial needs. He said it's already led to a significant number of evictions with people being unable to gain and maintain stable housing.
31% of Sask. tenants on assistance didn't pay rent last month, could face eviction | CBC News
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With people being unable to pay rent, many face the possibility of eviction. "Given that we already have significant problems with evictions and homelessness, it may be that the worst is to come, and ...Keep social Assistance realistic to the cost of living. The government is being irresponsible about rates and the blames the poor. I think SIS got tired of explaining the too low rates to landlords.
SIS payments are extremely low. ➢ Under SIS, a single person living in Regina will receive $860 per month: $575 for shelter and utilities and $285 to cover food, clothing, transportation and other necessities. ➢ The poverty line for a single person in Saskatchewan is approximately $22,500 a year. ➢ A SIS recipient receives approximately $10,320 a year, less than half the official poverty line. ➢ Though Regina has a high rental vacancy rate (7.7%), there is a growing homelessness crisis, partly due to poverty-level income assistance rates. Poverty Free Saskatchewan recommends that the provincial government enact the following: Provide SIS recipients with full coverage of basic utilities. Stop the claw back of the Saskatchewan Rental Supplement to SIS recipients. Provide SIS recipients with the option of having their rent paid directly to their landlord and their utility bills paid directly to the utility providers. Raise the SIS rate by $300 a month as a first step toward raising it above the poverty line. Saskatchewan continues to have many people living in poverty. Recent Statistics Canada data show that the number of persons in poverty in Saskatchewan in 2019 was 136 thousand, 12.4 percent of the population. And these figures date from before the pandemic – in 2021 more residents of the province are likely to live in poverty.
A single person on social assistance in Saskatchewan receives $575 a month for rent and utilities. They receive an additional $285 for food and other needs..
We know that it’s not even half of what the poverty line is. So it’s not just a question of people living in poverty, it’s how deeply they’re living in poverty and how desperately they’re living in poverty,” said Peter Gilmer, an advocate with the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry.
Community groups hold forum to address needs of people experiencing homelessness in downtown Regina
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A group of advocates gathered on the steps of the Knox Metropolitan United Church in downtown Regina on Wednesday afternoon to discuss how to best serve unhoused people ahead of the cold winter months...Good work, Peter and friends, highlighting this issue. Clearly the government will not acknowledge the devastation they continue to inflict on people.