Social policy trends: THE MINIMUM WAGE AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

Legislating a minimum wage is based on the belief that someone working full time ought to be able to afford life’s necessities. Few would argue that one of the most important of life’s necessities is housing. In this report we investigate what the minimum wage needs to be for a single person to rema...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ronald Kneebone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2021-05-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/72327