Research and Insights

Working and Still Poor? It Doesn’t Add Up! Why Living Wage is Coming to Hamilton

Dec 14, 2011 | All Publication, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

Published: December 2011

In Hamilton, 30,000 people are working and still living in poverty. How is this possible? It used to be that if someone was having a tough time making ends meet, the simple answer was “get a job”. However, it has become increasingly difficult to find employment with adequate wages to lift workers above the poverty line.

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Funded by: United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton