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Canadian Welfare Incomes as a Percentage of Average Incomes by Family Type and Province, 1995
| | Welfare Income | Estimated Average Income | Welfare Income as % of Est. Average Income |
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| Newfoundland |
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| Single Employable | 4,525 | 23,722 | 19% |
| Disabled Person | 8,546 | 23,722 | 36% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,989 | ... | ... |
| Couple, Two Children | 14,834 | 49,870 | 30% |
| Prince Edward Island |
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| Single Employable | 5,856 | 22,231 | 26% |
| Disabled Person | 9,048 | 22,231 | 41% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,285 | ... | ... |
| Couple, Two Children | 18,511 | 52,759 | 35% |
| Nova Scotia |
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| Single Employable | 6,103 | 19,446 | 31% |
| Disabled Person | 8,808 | 19,446 | 45% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,271 | 21,131 | 58% |
| Couple, Two Children | 15,120 | 54,888 | 28% |
| New Brunswick |
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| Single Employable | 3,295 | 22,065 | 15% |
| Disabled Person | 6,639 | 22,065 | 30% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,151 | 24,624 | 45% |
| Couple, Two Children | 13,256 | 51,874 | 26% |
| Quebec |
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| Single Employable | 6,199 | 22,885 | 27% |
| Disabled Person | 8,317 | 22,885 | 36% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 13,105 | 24,513 | 53% |
| Couple, Two Children | 16,104 | 56,962 | 28% |
| Ontario |
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| Single Employable | 8,126 | 29,017 | 28% |
| Disabled Person | 11,759 | 29,017 | 41% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 16,042 | 28,080 | 57% |
| Couple, Two Children | 21,070 | 68,524 | 31% |
| Manitoba |
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| Single Employable | 6,657 | 23,292 | 29% |
| Disabled Person | 8,227 | 23,292 | 35% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,331 | 24,675 | 46% |
| Couple, Two Children | 19,422 | 56,908 | 34% |
| Saskatchewan |
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| Single Employable | 5,959 | 23,859 | 25% |
| Disabled Person | 8,515 | 23,859 | 36% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,091 | 21,867 | 55% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,451 | 54,863 | 32% |
| Alberta |
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| Single Employable | 4,927 | 27,670 | 18% |
| Disabled Person | 6,789 | 27,670 | 25% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 10,800 | 27,051 | 40% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,367 | 62,480 | 28% |
| British Columbia |
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| Single Employable | 6,837 | 27,406 | 25% |
| Disabled Person | 9,590 | 27,406 | 35% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 13,699 | 27,100 | 51% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,906 | 65,810 | 27% |
Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the Canadian Council on Social Development, using National Council of Welfares, Welfare Incomes 1995, Winter 1996-97.
Reading this table
Example: In 1995, a single welfare recipient who was deemed to be employable would have received $4,525 in welfare benefits for the year. The average income of single people in Newfoundland was $23,722 in 1996. This means that a single employable welfare recipient's income was 19% of the average income of single people in Newfoundland.
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