VANCOUVER — 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.
VANCOUVER — 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.
It's the largest one-year drop in the rate since 2000, but one in eight children were still living in poverty, and the report says rates were"dramatically higher" among children living on First Nation reserves and those who recently immigrated. The report released Tuesday says progress toward decreasing the rate and depth of family poverty in 2020 may be wiped out by record-high inflation rates that have increased costs for this year.
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