Better allow people receiving social assistance to participate in the workforce without financial penalty or loss of benefits
"Increase the capacity of New Brunswickers receiving social assistance to participate in the workforce without financial penalty or loss of benefits." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12
Increase social assistance rates
"Increase social assistance rates given the rising cost of food and housing, while ensuring regulations are not penalizing recipients." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12
Create a Guaranteed Livable Income programme to eliminate deep poverty
"Develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income program in collaboration with the federal government to eliminate deep poverty." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12
Immediately raise social assistance rates of all categories and adjust accordingly every year until a Guaranteed Livable Income is in place
"Immediately raise social assistance rates of all categories and adjust them accordingly every following year until a Guaranteed Livable Income is in place." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12
Raise the minimum wage to $20/hour no later than 2028 and reduce taxes on small and medium businesses to aid the transition