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.
