Living in poverty

[danaeris]

According to statscan, and then adjusted for inflation, the poverty line in Canada at present is:
21,510

As I would estimate my effective income as a student at 16,700 plus whatever I manage to make over the course of the summer, I do believe that I qualify as being below the poverty line. Go me.

Also, cooperatives. I hope you all understand that a non-profit cooperative is not subsidized (although it's original construction may have been government funded), and that part of why it is able to function for less than other buildings is that the members pitch in to get the work done. Thus, members must be screened. The system wouldn't work without member screening.

That's all!

Comments

[evergrey.livejournal.com]

my income is uh
3k?

[ebenezer.livejournal.com]

Students are usually below the poverty line -- how does this surprise you?

The idea is that they are not actually destitute because they are in training to become economically productive citizens.

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

Didn't say I was surprised.

[outcastspice.livejournal.com]

i was told that if yo'ure a student, the poverty line doesn't count, but i'm not sure if that's true.

It dosen't...sort of

[pieman.livejournal.com]

Certainly your income is low, and this might make it very difficult for you to cover expenses.

But, from the point of view of governmental assistance, full time students are in a different category. There are (in theory) assistance programs that target students and different ones to target low-income individuals. Both of which will make use of the poverty line number to determine applicability.

And, some situations trump others. For example, if you are a single parent who is also a student you would (probably) qualify for low-income status for many programs that would exclude students.