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Families who work for low wages face impossilbe choices–buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiralling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. This reports breaks out the differences in actual costs for single parent and two-parent families in three locations in the province of Manitoba: Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson. And with these real costs proposes a living wage for these families. See full report.
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The 2024 living wage for Winnipeg is $18.75 per hour. In Brandon it is $16.28 per hour, and in Thompson it is $17.90 per hour.…
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