Working-age singles are more likely than most to be living in deep poverty, with incomes that fall well short of what\u2019s required to meet basic needs. So why are they so often overlooked in\u00a0our poverty reduction plans? And what does this\u00a0diverse\u00a0group\u00a0of Canadians\u00a0require\u00a0to support them in moving out of poverty?<\/p>\n
Today on the podcast, we cover all that and more\u00a0as we discuss a\u00a0recent IRPP report: Canada\u2019s Forgotten Poor? Putting Singles Living in Deep Poverty on the Policy Radar<\/a>.\u00a0We\u2019re joined first by Colin Busby,\u00a0 a research director at the IRPP. He walks us through this inaugural report from his\u00a0new program on The Social Safety Net for Working-Age Adults<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the second half of the podcast, Sherri\u00a0Torjman\u00a0joins us to share some policy recommendations\u00a0from her commentary on that report.\u00a0Sherri is a social policy consultant and policy associate with the Maytree Foundation. She\u2019s vice-chair of the Disability Advisory Committee, which provides advice to the Minister of National Revenue.\u00a0She was vice-president of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy from 1992 to 2017.<\/p>\n