While income supports have expanded for families and seniors, a report finds that options are scarce for those who make up half of the 1.8 million Canadians in deep poverty.
The gap between what people can afford versus what it takes to live in Toronto is growing, new data from the City of Toronto's Social Development, Finance and Administration division shows.
OTTAWA A new study from the Finance Department suggests that single parents, lower-income households and recent immigrants are more likely to lose more for extra earnings than most other groups of workers.