British Columbia's government introduces legislation to reduce poverty by 60% over 10 years, targeting child poverty by 75% and senior poverty by 50%.
British Columbia's government introduces new legislation with 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty, primarily focusing on children and committing to cut seniors' poverty by 50%. The amendment legislation commits BC to reduce the overall poverty rate by 60% over the next decade, including reducing child poverty by 75% and seniors' poverty by 50%. The province has already surpassed its initial poverty reduction targets set in 2018, which aimed to reduce the overall poverty rate in BC by 25% and child poverty by 50%. However, the number of people in poverty in BC, including 70,000 children, remains around 447,000, as of 2021.
March 05, 2024
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