Incomes and Poverty in Hamilton
The Incomes and Poverty in Hamilton report is now available.
The Report:
- describes changes in average incomes for families
- charts the growing income gap in Hamilton
- estimates the number of residents living in poverty
- notes the crisis in poverty for lone parent families
- maps the distribution of low income persons across the city
- documents the inadequacy of Ontario Works benefit rates
The SPRC of Hamilton invites community members to use this information as a basis for discussion about the growing gap in incomes, the impacts of poverty and actions needed to address these conditions.
The Report is available for downloading in summary form or in its entirety by selecting one of the
following links:
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Summary of the Incomes and Poverty in Hamilton 4 pages 1.8 MB
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Full Report: Incomes and Poverty in Hamilton 2004 20 pages 375 kb
The public presentation of this report was:
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
9:30 – 10:30 pm
at the Beasley Community Center