Slow economy blamed for rise in welfare cases: WES Edition
Slow economy blamed for rise in welfare cases: WES Edition
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Toronto, Ont: Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
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Toronto, Ont: Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
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The number of people on the region's welfare rolls is up to 4,200, a 34 per cent increase over last year, Paul Vezina said. Vezina says layoffs, a provincial program that allows low income earners to qualify for welfare and a near-record number of refugees are the reasons for the increases in caseloads and costs. Welfare is a mandatory program - pe...
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Slow economy blamed for rise in welfare cases: WES Edition
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TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_436244280
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0319-0781
