Social Policy Trends: Social Assistance Caseloads in Alberta by Family Composition

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CASELOADS IN ALBERTA BY FAMILY COMPOSITION During Alberta’s recent economic recession, most new social assistance cases were filed for single individuals. Alberta Works is a social assistance program that allows certain individuals to receive income support from the provincia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ronald D. Kneebone, Margarita (Gres) Wilkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2018-04-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:http://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Social-Trends-AB-SA-by-Family-Type-Final.pdf