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Canadian Welfare Incomes as a Percentage of Average Incomes by Family Type and Province, 1994
| | 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 | 19,544 | 23% |
| Disabled Person | 8,546 | 19,544 | 44% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,993 | ... | ... |
| Couple, Two Children | 14,834 | 45,968 | 32% |
| Prince Edward Island |
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| Single Employable | 7,388 | 19,373 | 38% |
| Disabled Person | 9,202 | 19,373 | 47% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,586 | ... | ... |
| Couple, Two Children | 18,831 | 50,147 | 38% |
| Nova Scotia |
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| Single Employable | 6,103 | 23,547 | 26% |
| Disabled Person | 8,806 | 23,547 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,273 | 19,474 | 63% |
| Couple, Two Children | 15,120 | 54,319 | 28% |
| New Brunswick |
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| Single Employable | 3,283 | 21,363 | 15% |
| Disabled Person | 8,325 | 21,363 | 39% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 10,518 | 19,763 | 53% |
| Couple, Two Children | 12,524 | 52,653 | 24% |
| Quebec |
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| Single Employable | 6,199 | 22,527 | 28% |
| Disabled Person | 8,312 | 22,527 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 13,097 | 24,485 | 53% |
| Couple, Two Children | 16,104 | 54,237 | 30% |
| Ontario |
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| Single Employable | 8,554 | 28,884 | 30% |
| Disabled Person | 11,757 | 28,884 | 41% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 16,834 | 25,650 | 66% |
| Couple, Two Children | 22,210 | 65,349 | 34% |
| Manitoba |
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| Single Employable | 6,841 | 22,145 | 31% |
| Disabled Person | 8,227 | 22,145 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,336 | 25,129 | 45% |
| Couple, Two Children | 19,745 | 54,995 | 36% |
| Saskatchewan |
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| Single Employable | 5,959 | 22,789 | 26% |
| Disabled Person | 8,515 | 22,789 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,094 | 21,281 | 57% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,448 | 52,721 | 33% |
| Alberta |
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| Single Employable | 4,927 | 23,976 | 21% |
| Disabled Person | 6,770 | 23,976 | 28% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 10,811 | 25,982 | 42% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,215 | 60,438 | 28% |
| British Columbia |
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| Single Employable | 6,764 | 26,749 | 25% |
| Disabled Person | 9,504 | 26,749 | 36% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 13,561 | 26,255 | 52% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,656 | 64,469 | 27% |
Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the Canadian Council on Social Development, using National Council of Welfares, Welfare Incomes 1994, Autumn 1995.
Reading this table
Example: In 1994, 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 $19,544 in 1994. This means that a single employable welfare recipient's income was 23% of the average income of single people in Newfoundland.
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