What are the parties promising on Poverty?

We don't have any PC policies on Poverty.

Set up an all-party committee to overhaul the social assistance model and examine alternatives, including a guaranteed basic income

"Our current social safety net is trapping Nova Scotians in intergenerational poverty, requires significant bureaucratic overhead, and often disincentivizes working. Together, we can transform the various social assistance programs to ensure that people who are struggling can afford the basic necessities and not find themselves on the streets. We will reform these systems so they work for everyone. To do that, we will spearhead an all-party committee to overhaul our social assistance model and examine alternatives, including a guaranteed basic income." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09
Recognise the link between poverty, housing, and healthcare, and focus on anti-poverty and housing-first policies

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government would recognize the link between poverty, housing, and healthcare, and focus on anti-poverty and housing-first policies as a way to keep people out of the emergency room." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

Raise income assistance rates by $100
Tie income assistance rates to the annual rate of inflation
Develop a long-term Poverty Reduction Strategy
Move those receiving the income assistance "essentials rate" up to the "boarder rate", nearly doubling the amount they receive

Poverty platforms