Social Policy Trends- Income Support Caseloads in Alberta
INCOME SUPPORT CASELOADS IN ALBERTA Number of people who collect income support in Alberta, over the period April 2005 to January 2017 The effects of lower oil prices, the difficulty of gaining approval for new pipelines, and the Fort McMurray fires have all contributed to job losses, income drops,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2cbb35ce20574dd2bfcbd137ad73010f 2023-08-27T04:09:29+02:00 Social Policy Trends- Income Support Caseloads in Alberta Margarita (Gres) Wilkins 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/2cbb35ce20574dd2bfcbd137ad73010f EN eng University of Calgary https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/43132 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8312 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8320 2560-8312 2560-8320 https://doaj.org/article/2cbb35ce20574dd2bfcbd137ad73010f The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol 10 (2017) Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 article 2017 ftdoajarticles 2023-08-06T00:34:45Z INCOME SUPPORT CASELOADS IN ALBERTA Number of people who collect income support in Alberta, over the period April 2005 to January 2017 The effects of lower oil prices, the difficulty of gaining approval for new pipelines, and the Fort McMurray fires have all contributed to job losses, income drops, and uncertainty about future prospects. Measures of economic health typically focus on the unemployment rate, GDP, and the number of job losses. Another useful indicator is the number of people relying on social assistance. Those receiving social assistance have often exhausted all other options – including Employment Insurance – and are now relying on this last layer of the social safety net. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fort McMurray Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Fort McMurray |
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INCOME SUPPORT CASELOADS IN ALBERTA Number of people who collect income support in Alberta, over the period April 2005 to January 2017 The effects of lower oil prices, the difficulty of gaining approval for new pipelines, and the Fort McMurray fires have all contributed to job losses, income drops, and uncertainty about future prospects. Measures of economic health typically focus on the unemployment rate, GDP, and the number of job losses. Another useful indicator is the number of people relying on social assistance. Those receiving social assistance have often exhausted all other options – including Employment Insurance – and are now relying on this last layer of the social safety net. |
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Social Policy Trends- Income Support Caseloads in Alberta |
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Social Policy Trends- Income Support Caseloads in Alberta |
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