A report from the Department of Social Development shows the cost of living has overtaken years of progress in lowering poverty rates, per Blacklock’s Reporter.
The department counted a half million Canadians who fell into poverty due to inflation in a December 11 briefing report.
“Future increases in the rate of poverty could stall progress towards reaching the 2030 poverty reduction target of a 50% reduction in poverty versus 2015 levels,” said the federal report.
