Explores how women's health is affected by policies governing the delivery of social assistance benefits in Saskatchewan. Offers recommendations for policy changes that would reduce women's poverty and improve women's health.
Provides a series of statistical information pages on poverty lines (low-income cut-offs), poverty rates, welfare, income distribution, and other related data.
Presents the final report of research findings from the Woman and Abuse Welfare Research Project, based on interviews with abused women who have collected welfare in Ontario. Provides key recommendations.
Provides general information to women about British Columbia's welfare system. Helps women apply for welfare, disability, and child benefits and offers guidance on problems that they may run into in the process. Focuses particularly on the needs of single mothers. Link requires PDF reader.
Presents the findings of a participatory action research project that looked at the effects of 'Ontario Works' (welfare) policies on rural women experiencing domestic violence. Link requires PDF reader.
