A question of prosperity : Poverty in Saskatchewan

The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the University of Regina. [...] Here, the Gini coefficient is used to examine the unequal distribution of income in Saskatchewan and Canada and the growing gap between the rich and the rest of society. [...] The Gini score depicts the size of the gap between this ideal and the actual cumulative distribution of income. [...] This appendix explains the changes to welfare programming and child benefit programming in Canada, specifically Saskatchewan, and provides information on the source of Saskatchewan’s “Reinvestment Funds” and the “Claw Back” of the NCBS. [...] One is the Basic Benefit, described in Tables 4 and 5. The other is the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS), described in Tables 6 and 7. The NCBS is a cost-shared program with the provinces and territories.