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Reconstructing Social Assistance in New Brunswick: Vision and Action

By

Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman, Michael Mendelson

Published on 22/07/2010

The Government of New Brunswick has launched a comprehensive reform of its social assistance system as a key element of its poverty reduction strategy.  This report contains two papers.  The first is a vision paper written for New Brunswick by the Caledon Institute that sets out a philosophy and key elements of reform.  The second is an account of New Brunswick’s plans and actions to implement the vision for reform.

ISBN – 1-55382-481-4

Topic(s)

Income security, Poverty
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Summary

The Government of New Brunswick has launched a comprehensive reform of its social assistance system as a key element of its poverty reduction strategy. 
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