Eleven hundred and thirteen dollars per person is a pittance for the basic dignity and security every Northsean deserves—we’re not asking for the moon, we’re asking for enough to live, not just scrape by. It’s long past time to double that figure to two thousand two hundred dollars and stop treating welfare as an afterthought when families are drowning in costs that don’t stop for anyone.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$1113 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$2210 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$2200 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on Nov. 6, 2019 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 16 November 2025 (in 11 months).
Pledges (1)
National Democratic Congress
pledged Aug. 8, 2019
Delivered
“The NDC will raise the welfare allowance.”