Making Life Better for Those Most in Need

• the Poverty Reduction Credit puts $250 a year back in the pockets of income assistance recipients
• increased income assistance rates help 31,000 low-income Nova Scotians; going up another $9 per month July 1,2012
• the Affordable Living Tax Credit returns $250 per year to 240,000 low-income Nova Scotians
• regular minimum wage increases -- up again to $10.15 on April 1, 2012
• improved employment support services mean more people on income assistance can access training and find and keep jobs
• income assistance recipients keep more of what they earn, making it easier to get back to work
• more safe, healthy affordable housing across the province is helping low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities
• improved mental health and addictions support is helping provide better care sooner
• families enrolled in Pharmacare now pay less for prescriptions of generic drugs