Helping Families on Income Assistance with Back-to-School Costs
The Province is providing families on income assistance with an increase to their August payment to help with back-to-school costs. See the news release at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/26/support-school-supplies-families-income-assistance
Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (left), and Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, fill backpacks with school supplies at the Gottingen Street Staples store in Halifax for families on income assistance. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, adds workbooks to his backpack of donations. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development (left), and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, pick out school supplies for families on income assistance. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, and Annette Latremouille, general manager of the Gottingen Street Staples store in Halifax. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (left), and Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, with backpacks full of school supplies for families on income assistance. (Province of Nova Scotia)