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WELFARE WALL [2 records]

Record 1 2006-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Taxation
OBS

Ottawa, Library of Parliament, 2006.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Fiscalité
OBS

Ottawa, Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2006.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Sector Budgeting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

A particular difficulty is that parents who would like to leave social assistance for a job often encounter a drop in benefits that can keep them up against the "welfare wall".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

L'une des difficultés observées réside dans le fait que les parents qui veulent se détacher de l'aide sociale pour occuper un emploi subissent une baisse de prestations qui peut les garder prisonniers du «piège de l'aide sociale».

Spanish

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