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Starting Saturday, the minimum wage in Saskatchewan increases from $11.81 to $13 per hour. But experts and community leaders say it will not be enough with inflation fuelling rising costs of living.
A group of Regina residents plan to donate the $500 affordability cheques expected from the province this fall to four local non-profit groups fighting poverty. They are asking more Saskatchewan residents to consider the same.
Earlier this week the Government of Saskatchewan announced a four-point affordability plan that included a $500 cheque for Saskatchewan all residents 18 and older who filed their 2021 taxes.
A $500 tax credit cheque is helpful in putting money in people's pockets but is not good enough long-term, anti-poverty advocates say.
The City of Regina addressed homelessness in a long council meeting on Wednesday.