Singh to push for another housing benefit payment
Singh to push for another housing benefit payment
OTTAWA – The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was...
Stop giving out money and fix something instead so you DON'T have to give out money!
As someone who is well above the limit of getting any help these payouts pisses me off. The people that get them only have a temporary reprieve from their expenses and the money goes right into the pockets of the people profiting from the current high costs. Where if they actually fixed the problem everyone that is dealing with unaffordability would benefit long term while the people profiting off it would pay the cost.
It's literally the second easiest thing they can do. Easiest is to do nothing.
I know it helps people in need, for like a week. But it does nothing in the long run.
Looking forward to when PP and the Cons take over and completely ignore this so they can fight the....LGBTQ+ community, public healthcare/education sectors, and poor people.
Are you trying to tell me a one time (okay second time) payout of $500 isn’t gonna solve anything?
These fucking chimps have a coalition government and still can’t do anything… politicians have to be some of the worst slimebags on the planet
Doesn't seem like enough to me, although he's had success with these small asks (he got the GST credit doubled a few times now)
$500 is better than $0 but I dont see it significantly changing the math involved. It might relieve the pressure a little for some people but only for a month, maybe 2.
Completely agree!
You’re looking at it wrong. It’s your money back, not free money. You pay 7% of everything (nearly) in the form of GST. And every year they give you back like .5% of it in the form in that lil’ rebate.
When the price of everything double or tripled over the last few years, so did your taxes. And what you pay in the form of GST.
Tax rebates are an incredibly inefficient use of money.
Better tax the middle class to give out this benefit. /s