2002 WELFARE INCOMES AND THE ESTIMATED POVERTY LINE
BY PROVINCE AND HOUSEHOLD TYPE |
|
Total Welfare Income |
Poverty Line |
Total Welfare Income as % of Poverty Line |
|
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR |
|
Single Employable |
$3,298 |
$16,516 |
20% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$8,925 |
$16,516 |
54% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$14,903 |
$20,644 |
72% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$17,886 |
$31,080 |
58% |
|
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
|
Single Employable |
$5,967 |
$16,401 |
36% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$8,956 |
$16,401 |
55% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$12,977 |
$20,501 |
63% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$20,077 |
$30,864 |
65% |
|
NOVA SCOTIA |
|
Single Employable |
$5,190 |
$16,516 |
31% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$8,820 |
$16,516 |
53% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$12,368 |
$20,644 |
60% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$17,864 |
$31,080 |
57% |
|
NEW BRUNSWICK |
|
Single Employable |
$3,378 |
$16,516 |
20% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$6,906 |
$16,516 |
42% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$13,085 |
$20,644 |
63% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$16,582 |
$31,080 |
53% |
|
QUEBEC |
|
Single Employable |
$6,654 |
$19,256 |
35% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$9,565 |
$19,256 |
50% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$13,800 |
$24,069 |
57% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$17,642 |
$36,235 |
49% |
|
ONTARIO |
|
Single Employable |
$6,833 |
$19,256 |
35% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$11,763 |
$19,256 |
61% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$13,871 |
$24,069 |
58% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$18,400 |
$36,235 |
51% |
|
MANITOBA |
|
Single Employable |
$5,562 |
$19,256 |
29% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$8,353 |
$19,256 |
43% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$12,799 |
$24,069 |
53% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$18,103 |
$36,235 |
50% |
|
SASKATCHEWAN |
|
Single Employable |
$6,018 |
$16,516 |
36% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$8,677 |
$16,516 |
53% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$12,850 |
$20,644 |
62% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$18,330 |
$31,080 |
59% |
|
ALBERTA |
|
Single Employable |
$5,034 |
$19,256 |
26% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$7,601 |
$19,256 |
39% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$11,634 |
$24,069 |
48% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$18,412 |
$36,235 |
51% |
|
BRITISH COLUMBIA |
|
Single Employable |
$6,461 |
$19,256 |
34% |
|
Person with a Disability |
$9,784 |
$19,256 |
51% |
|
Single Parent, One Child |
$13,706 |
$24,069 |
57% |
|
Couple, Two Children |
$18,227 |
$36,235 |
50% |
For information on other welfare rates, see
Welfare Incomes 2002.
For more detailed statistics, see
Profiles of Welfare: Myths and Realities
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