My Week on Welfare
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Released August 29, 2015
Overview
Award-winning documentarian – and former teenage welfare mother – Jackie Torrens explores stereotypes about welfare recipients by going back on welfare for a week. She finds out what the day-to-day reality of life is really like for people on income assistance in Nova Scotia in 2015. During her week-long stay, she discovers unexpected insights and encounters the complex issues facing those on the system. Produced by Peep Media, the team behind Edge of East.
Runtime
0h 45m
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
My Week on Welfare
Status
Released
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