Haida Arsenault-Antolick

Struggling to eat on welfare

By Haida Arsenault Antolick and Peter Driftmier B.C. government policy leaves poor people no option but to eat poorly. With a social assistance rate that allows for a maximum weekly food budget of $26 for a single able-bodied adult, the only way to eat three times a day is to be malnourished and still remain hungry. That’s what we found after accepting the Welfare Food Challenge that Raise The Rates issued to policy makers and the people of B.C.  Raise The Rates is a B.C. coalition of over 25 community organizations including groups as diverse as the Kettle Friendship Society and our…

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