Income support grows five per cent

Fewer Nunavummiut who rely on income support will be feeling hungry this year.

The proposed 2005-06 budget for the Department of Education includes a five per cent increase in the food allowance for people receiving income support.

This year will also be the first year income support clients will not be required to declare their co-op dividends as income. That means that co-op earnings will not be deducted from the income support they receive.

These changes will cost the government $1.6 million in 2005-06.