Welfare System

welfare system: Manitoba's $440-million welfare system is undermined by the province's intractable housing shortage, by paltry payouts, especially for disabled people, and by some belligerent welfare clients who demand Cadillac service. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. STABLE ASSISTANCE Many people on social assistance are forced to stretch their meagre allowances as far as possible in order to eat and pay the rent. Photo Store That's the picture painted by four front-line caseworkers who spoke this week to the Free Press about the pitfalls of the welfare system. The four workers -- two from Winnipeg, two from rural Manitoba -- handle a total of 860 cases and have more than 30 years of combined experience with income assistance. They agreed to talk to the Free Press on condition of anonymity because they are barred from speaking to the media about their work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.