Sask. Opposition trumpets report criticizing social assistance programs

Opposition says program is broken

CBC NewsAlexander Quon

Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says the provincial government needs to rethink its Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program after a new report found that some users feel the service failed to meet their basic needs.

"We need to fix SIS urgently," said NDP social services critic Brent Blakley at a news conference Tuesday.

For the report, the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership spoke with 35 users of the SIS or Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) programs, along with 55 community …

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