Ndp Report Shows Significant Cracks In Sask. Housing Strategy, Provincial Assistance Programs

According to the CBC, the Saskatchewan NDP has released its report on the housing crisis and provincial social assistance programs, informed by social services and housing critic Meara Conway's emergency public consultation tour.

The project was launched after the full implementation of the new Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program in fall 2021.

The report indicates that Saskatchewan is not on track to reach its target of reducing the number of Saskatchewan people experiencing long-term poverty by half by the end of 2025. It also states that poverty has worsened in the province in the last five years.

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