Family budgets get a boost as Canada Child Benefit increased
The Canada Child Benefit is being hailed for lifting children out of poverty seven years since its introduction, as families get a cost-of-living boost this month.
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Liberals' bump in child benefits fuels poverty rate drop, Statistics Canada says
The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty and it is connecting the drop to the Liberal government's signature child benefit.
Baloney Meter: Do Liberal policies mean a typical family is $2,000 richer?
"Our plan — to invest in people, to strengthen and grow the middle class, and to build an economy that works for everyone — is working. By this time next year, a typical family of four will be $2,000 better off under our plan." — Finance Minister Bill Morneau.