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For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be able to buy herself some better groceries and some new clothes. As a longtime social assistance recipient, the 62-year-old Quebec ...

BOSTON - Will Boston try a new approach to tackling poverty? The Boston City Council this week held a hearing to consider a guaranteed basic income program for its poorest residents. City Councilor ...

Canada is taking its baby steps toward a basic income program meant to broadly address poverty. The Senate’s national finance committee began looking into Sen. Kim Pate’s proposal for a national ...

Every day Peter Gilmer works with someone who is struggling to have their basic needs met through Saskatchewan’s income support program. “The two big issues that we deal with in our office are, first ...

Minneapolis's guaranteed basic income program has shown promising results after a year. The two-year GBI program gives $500 monthly to 200 low-income families, no strings attached. Researchers found ...

Adult basic education is a provincially funded program that reduces poverty, promotes reconciliation and improves the school performance of the children of adult learners. It is effectively cost-free ...