Social Policy Trends: Reindexation of Social Assistance Incomes

During periods of inflation, wage earners hope their incomes will rise to keep up with prices. Families reliant on social assistance must hope governments will choose to adjust their incomes to account for inflation. They often don’t.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ronald Kneebone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2022-12-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/76466