More children live in low-income households in WDG than national rate – Guelph Today

Nov 11, 2024

In Guelph, 19.2 per cent of children in the Onward Willow neighbourhood live in low-income households

The rate of children living in low-income households in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph is higher than the national average, according to a report from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

In WDG about 10.5 per cent of households are classified as low-income, “indicating that a significant portion of the population is struggling with economic stability.”

That translates to 5,345 children aged 0 to 17 living in low-income households, making up 23.7 per cent of the low-income population.

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