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Seniors Income Plan monthly payments increasing in Sask.
Saskatchewan is hiking monthly benefits for some seniors in the province. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said the maximum monthly benefit given out under the Seniors Income Pla...
CJME News
Jul 28, 2022
Landlord association says changes to income assistance leading to rising homeless numbers
Changes made to Saskatchewan's income assistance programs are contributing to a rise in homelessness in Saskatoon, says Cameron Choquette, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association. On Tuesday,...
Lara Fominoff
Jul 14, 2022
(Canadian Press file photo)
'SIS is a nightmare': Single parents floundering with social assistance
Since even before the Saskatchewan Income Supplement (SIS) program became mandatory, people have been raising the alarm and pointing out what they feel are serious problems. On Thursday, two single pa...
Lisa Schick
May 12, 2022
Frank Francoeur is a single father on Saskatchewan Income Supplement and says problems with that program have him facing eviction with no help. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP releases report on housing and poverty, calls on government to do more
Meara Conway says she and others noticed a housing and poverty crisis in the province. That prompted the NDP Regina Elphinstone-Centre MLA to speak to different communities in the province about what ...
Britton Gray
Jan 25, 2022
NDP MLA Meara Conway releases her report after public consultations on housing and poverty on Jan. 24, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Social Services critic to government: Stop evictions, restore income support
The Opposition NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan government to restore income support for those who took federal pandemic aid, as well as to reinstate the moratorium on evictions. "This government is...
CJME News
Nov 23, 2020
Meara Conway, NDP candidate for Regina Elphinstone, in front of her campaign office. Oct. 13, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Feds hurried to spend $50M social-finance cash, documents show
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show that federal officials moved quickly before the fall election campaign to dole out $50 million aimed at transforming the delivery of social services. The id...
The Canadian Press
Dec 27, 2019
(The Canadian Press)
FSIN wants Indigenous kids in Indigenous care, says gov. isn't helping
"Saskatchewan First Nations are ready to take over and to assert that jurisdiction and to bring our children home to our communities," said David Pratt, vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan ...
Lisa Schick
Apr 17, 2019
David Pratt, Vice-Chief of the FSIN, speaks with reporters at the Legislature on April 17, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP calls for Indigenous child welfare reform
Saskatchewan's NDP opposition says when it comes to addressing high rates of Indigenous children in foster care, communities and families deserve more than "nice words" from the government. NDP Social...
Adriana Christianson
Jul 25, 2018
NDP critic for First Nations and Metis Relations speaks to reporters at the legislature July 25, 2018. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Foster parents concerned after Walmart stops accepting government vouchers
by Angela Brown, BattlefordsNow Some foster parents in Saskatchewan are raising concerns they won't have access to the items they need for their foster children on short notice, now that Walmart Canad...
battlefordsNOW
Jan 19, 2018
Walmart Canada changed its policy to stop accepting government vouchers used by foster families to get emergency supplies. (Angela Brown/BattlefordsNow)
Sask. government change age of income disability program
The provincial government is making a significant policy change to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program. As of Sept. 1, 2017, it will no longer be available when a person turn...
Sarah Mills
Aug 04, 2017
The provincial government is preparing to start moving a controversial policy around student's names and pronoun in schools into law on Tuesday (File photo)
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