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N.S. Mother Continues Son's Fight for Added Financial Help for People Living in Tents
The province says the supplement now requires rent, board or ownership, cutting off payments for tent residents and limiting support to about $324 a month.
- On September 3, the Nova Scotia government enacted regulations excluding people living in tents from accessing enhanced disability income supplements, effectively nullifying an August court ruling that deemed tents eligible accommodation.
- The change follows an August 5 Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruling declaring tents qualify as accommodation, a legal battle originally spearheaded by Bradley Lowe, who died in 2023 while fighting for enhanced income assistance.
- NDP Leader Claudia Chender introduced legislation on Wednesday called 'Bradley's Law' to reverse the regulatory changes, while Jackie Lowe, the late Bradley's mother, urged the province to reconsider, saying 'I just think its really sad to give people hope and then take it away so quickly.'
- Minister of Opportunities and Social Development Susan Corkum-Greek defended the changes, stating the department aims to provide 'clarity' in language for consistent program administration and remains focused on helping individuals transition into permanent housing.
- Human rights lawyer Vince Calderhead has asked the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission to investigate the policy, calling the government's action 'discriminatory' and arguing it 'forces people in very vulnerable positions into even deeper poverty.
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N.S. mother continues son's fight for added financial help for people living in tents
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman says she is not giving up a fight launched by her son for enhanced government support for unhoused people.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Minister says move to stop disability supplement payments to those in tents is to help, not discriminate
A Halifax human rights lawyer says the government of Nova Scotia is virtually "kicking people when they're down" by blocking those with disabilities who live in tents from receiving a monthly income assistance supplement.
·Ottawa, Canada
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