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As provinces hand out cash, advocates say inflation help should be more targeted

Dan Meades, the provincial co-ordinator of the Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, says government assistance should be targeted to those most in need, not offered to families earning as much as a quarter of a million dollars a year.Story continues below advertisement

Quebec, which sent $500 cheques to most residents earlier this year, will send all residents earning less than $100,000 an additional $400 in December, with those earning less than $50,000 getting $600. Saskatchewan plans to send $500 payments to all residents this fall. Ewan Sauves, a spokesman for Quebec Premier François Legault, says the rising cost of living affects all Quebec residents and that the province is increasing funding for social and affordable housing construction as well as food banks.

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