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EDMONTON –

Government data shows the number of Albertans receiving provincial income support has reached a five-year high.

As of October, almost 57,500 residents were getting income support.

Comparing the same month in previous years, it’s the highest since 2019, when almost 61,000 were receiving income support.

After 2019, the number dropped substantially, with close to 45,000 in 2020 and about 41,400 in 2021.

A government report on the data says the drop was largely attributable to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or CERB, which was rolled out by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the CERB program was disbanded, Alberta’s provincial income support numbers started increasing again.

In October 2023 they reached nearly 48,000, then they grew by 20 per cent in 2024.

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