An advocacy group says child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by the rising costs of living.
The annual B.C. child poverty report card from the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society shows the 2020 child poverty rate was 13.3 per cent, a decrease from 18 per cent in 2019.
It says all provinces and territories saw large decreases in child poverty rates between 2019 and 2020 because of the pandemic benefits, and without continuing investments in children and families, the rate will likely increase again. Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson says she's read the report, and she knows inflation is hitting people hard this year.
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