Saskatchewan Child and Family Poverty Report 2021

This report card explores current child and family poverty data and demographics in Saskatchewan, and provides analysis on the depth of poverty, effects of government transfers, and income inequality. 

"In Saskatchewan, as in every prior year we have reported, the child poverty rate for 2019 is discouraging and frustrating. This report shows the reality of child and family poverty in 2019. It does not consider the already visible adverse health and economic effects the COVID 19 pandemic has brought to the entire population, especially those living in poverty throughout the world. The current benefit levels available in the province have demonstrated their inadequacy year after year. The future does not bode well for low-income residents of the province – it seems likely that when data about the province's poverty rate for 2020 become available, there will be a significant increase in poverty."

Publication Date: 
2021
Publisher(s): 
Social Policy Research Centre, University of Regina
Location: 
Regina, SK