新斯科舍省在2026年将收入援助提高1.6%,以跟上通货膨胀的步伐。 Nova Scotia raises income assistance by 1.6% in 2026 to keep pace with inflation.

新斯科舍省将在2026年将收入援助付款增加1.6%,连续第二年根据通货膨胀调整了费率。 Nova Scotia will increase income assistance payments by 1.6% in 2026, the second year in a row the rates have been adjusted for inflation. 这一变化适用于就业支助和收入援助方案以及残疾支助方案的接受者,包括标准家庭费率的领取者。 The change applies to recipients of the Employment Support and Income Assistance Program and the Disability Support Program, including those on the standard household rate. 调整的目的是帮助抵消房租、杂货和水电费等必需品费用的上涨。 The adjustment aims to help offset rising costs for essentials like rent, groceries, and utilities. 省政府表示,将福利与生活费用挂钩为弱势居民提供了更大的财政稳定性。 The provincial government says indexing benefits to the cost of living provides greater financial stability for vulnerable residents. 截至2025年12月,约有38 558人领取收入援助,其中14 039人领取残疾补助,3 600人按残疾人支助方案的标准费率领取。 As of December 2025, about 38,558 people were receiving income assistance, including 14,039 receiving the disability supplement and around 3,600 on the standard rate under the Disability Support Program.