Leaked numbers sound alarm on welfare time limits

Brief news article from 2003, describing a document leaked by the BC Ministry of Human Resources office. This document finally made public the large number of people who have been on welfare for 13 months or more and between 7 and 12 months. These numbers, the author argues, are cause for great concern given the recent introduction of a two-year time limit for receiving welfare. Almost 30,000 people will soon be cut off from their assistance and forced onto the streets. The author argues that British Columbians should be outraged by the new welfare time limit because it is not only morally bankrupt but is going to contribute to more homelessness and costs for society in the long-run.