< Back to Welfare in Canada Share Share on FacebookShare on X (Twitter) Share on LinkedIn Components of welfare incomesIn New Brunswick, households that qualify for basic social assistance payments also qualify for:Recurring additional social assistance payments from the province,Federal and provincial child benefits, for households with children, andFederal and provincial tax credits and/or benefits.Together, these components form a household’s total welfare income. Households may receive less if they have income from other sources, or more if they have special health- or disability-related needs.In 2022, all example households received additional payments from both the provincial and federal governments related to the increased cost of living due to high inflation. These payments are included where applicable in the table below.Table 1NB shows the value of the welfare income components of the four example household types in New Brunswick in 2022. All four households are assumed to be...
