Copyright © 2013 by The Caledon Institute of Social Policy
December 2013
This report focuses on the incomes of four different households living on social assistance,
commonly known as “welfare.” It is a continuation of the welfare incomes series published
regularly by the former National Council of Welfare.
The Caledon Institute of Social Policy committed to continue the data series following the
demise of the National Council of Welfare in 2012. The figures presented in this report are based on
the same methodology employed by the Council, thereby ensuring the integrity and comparability of
the data series.
The welfare incomes in this report represent the total amount that four typical households
would receive over the course of a year. These households are: a single person considered
employable, a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child age 2 and a couple with two children ages 10 and 15.