With a nine per cent rise, Social Services saw the largest increase of any ministry in this year's budget. System-wide review of welfare programsSocial Services Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor said the largest review in the last 50 years of income assistance programs is underway. "We don't want to see individuals on social assistance for years at a time," she said. Beaudry-Mellor said governments of all stripes have created a pile of social assistance programs without examining how they interact. - Social Services Minister Tina Beaudry-MellorThe ministry is also reviewing the annual benefit for school supplies, special diet benefits and home repair programs.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2017 10:32 UTC