Nova Scotia had a 26.8 per cent increase in food bank visits from 2019 compared to 2023. For New Brunswick, the jump was 34 per cent.
As students head back to university campuses, some are facing tough choices when it comes to their finances. The use of on-campus food banks in Halifax are expected to peak this semester. Zack Power reports. – Sep 5, 2023New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have seen a dramatic jump in food bank usage, as part of a startling national trend.According to the new data, Nova Scotia had a 26.8 per cent increase in food bank visits from 2019 to 2023. For New Brunswick, the jump was 34 per cent.
“Quite frankly, I don’t know how much more years of this kind of growth food banks can handle and absorb,” Kirstin Beardsley, CEO of The data was collected this March, which Food Banks Canada uses annually for its study. The month is described as an “unexceptional month without predictable high- or low-use patterns.”Bank of Canada holds key rate, but leaves door open to future hikesA further breakdown found 35.9 per cent of Nova Scotia food bank users listed social assistance as their main source of income, while 17.9 per cent listed job income. As well, nearly half said they were single people while 17.
In New Brunswick, 43.7 per cent listed social assistance as their main source of income, while 13.8 per cent listed job income. Exactly 50 per cent were single people, while single-parent families and two-parent families represented about 17 per cent each. The majority of users — 61.5 per cent — were renters. About 15 per cent were homeowners and 5.2 per cent were unhoused.
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