Income Assistance
The Income Assistance Program provides financial assistance to Northwest Territories residents to help meet basic and enhanced needs.
Cases
Participants
Payments
Income Assistance Cases refers to the total number of families and single individuals receiving income assistance.
Income Assistance Cases
Total Cases(TS986)
Yellowknife Area(TS987)
Fort Smith Area(TS988)
Fort Simpson Area(TS989)
Inuvik Region(TS990)
2024
Mar
1,928
952
255
181
540
Feb
1,978
935
257
203
583
Jan
1,989
962
244
201
582
2023
Dec
2,062
985
252
205
620
Nov
2,025
966
254
200
605
Oct
1,885
892
234
185
574
Sep
1,926
922
261
180
563
Aug
1,825
852
240
181
552
Jul
1,804
828
231
172
573
Jun
1,929
831
241
208
649
May
1,883
810
289
200
584
Apr
1,790
829
245
193
523
Mar
2,011
925
277
199
610
Monthly Avg.
2022 1,849 818 251 204 576
2021 1,563 718 227 158 460
2020 2,261 992 326 230 713
2019 2,115 908 304 228 675
2018 2,097 843 298 231 725
2017 1,925 770 295 210 650
2016 1,748 679 282 208 580
2015 1,648 613 276 171 588
2014 1,518 552 265 141 561
2013 1,489 538 260 138 553
2012 1,453 507 244 134 567
Source: Education, Culture & Employment, GNWT
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Income Assistance Participants refers to the total number of individuals (including children) receiving income assistance.
Income Assistance Participants
Total Beneficiaries(TS992)
Yellowknife Area(TS993)
Fort Smith Area(TS994)
Fort Simpson Area(TS995)
Inuvik Region(TS996)
2024
Mar
2,663
1,321
338
223
781
Feb
2,718
1,306
339
251
822
Jan
2,745
1,341
312
248
844
2023
Dec
2,833
1,373
328
252
880
Nov
2,784
1,360
324
245
855
Oct
2,623
1,270
304
223
826
Sep
2,727
1,325
361
218
823
Aug
2,534
1,208
324
220
782
Jul
2,518
1,166
312
207
833
Jun
2,704
1,189
322
261
932
May
2,644
1,153
394
253
844
Apr
2,501
1,168
323
249
761
Mar
2,833
1,319
371
243
900
Monthly Avg.
2022 2,634 1,169 338 266 861
2021 2,193 1,025 304 202 663
2020 3,350 1,483 460 317 1,090
2019 3,215 1,393 433 329 1,059
2018 3,192 1,280 424 333 1,154
2017 2,951 1,178 416 296 1,061
2016 2,607 1,011 394 295 907
2015 2,486 928 386 238 934
2014 2,312 875 381 188 868
2013 2,306 865 386 188 867
2012 2,239 800 359 183 898
Source: Education, Culture & Employment, GNWT
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Income Assistance Payments refers to the total dollars paid for income assistance.
Income Assistance Payments
Total Payments(TS980)
Yellowknife Area(TS981)
Fort Smith Area(TS982)
Fort Simpson Area(TS983)
Inuvik Region(TS984)
2024
Mar
3,218,186
1,625,469
403,628
257,674
931,414
Feb
2,489,979
1,254,168
313,960
216,064
705,787
Jan
2,586,119
1,314,403
315,124
236,375
720,218
2023
Dec
2,679,236
1,343,907
319,167
247,529
768,633
Nov
2,510,928
1,261,901
328,751
202,522
717,754
Oct
2,292,660
1,170,172
270,793
176,690
675,005
Sep
2,294,108
1,192,889
270,137
175,551
655,531
Aug
2,483,474
1,369,768
371,193
154,997
587,515
Jul
2,231,575
1,173,711
258,879
150,443
648,541
Jun
2,274,697
1,081,486
266,732
185,695
740,784
May
2,257,664
1,047,270
388,976
162,394
659,024
Apr
2,205,189
1,099,380
297,248
192,592
615,969
Mar
2,605,022
1,266,584
355,937
214,363
768,138
Annual Totals
2022 27,687,017 13,424,251 3,853,153 2,406,257 8,003,353
2021 23,251,809 11,453,853 3,403,807 1,947,329 6,446,818
2020 32,643,186 15,484,474 4,664,694 2,704,812 9,789,205
2019 29,157,517 13,616,312 4,237,025 2,585,633 8,718,549
2018 27,268,927 11,855,089 4,045,810 2,426,563 8,941,465
2017 24,193,383 10,398,796 3,781,726 2,079,743 7,933,119
2016 20,997,724 8,629,594 3,518,564 2,003,923 6,845,641
2015 19,833,943 7,863,681 3,494,507 1,626,816 6,848,936
2014 17,550,579 7,129,364 3,130,662 1,209,900 6,080,651
2013 16,713,390 6,909,795 2,902,086 1,151,799 5,749,709
2012 16,014,658 6,601,508 2,627,687 1,098,777 5,686,726
Source: Education, Culture & Employment, GNWT
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