We certainly do appreciate what the federal government has done to improve the lives of the families we're seeing. As well, the child tax credit, since that has been sorted out, has made an impact.
Regarding the working income tax benefit, the families are finding that while it certainly is bringing in extra income, it's still just not enough to keep them from having to use food banks. That certainly would be our ultimate goal. Our recommendation, as well as that of our national partner, the Canadian Association of Food Banks, would be that if there could be a gradual increase up to about $2,400 a month, that would be sufficient to assist the individuals and families so they would not have to use food banks.
We've looked at the cost of living in our province. In Halifax, for example, there's been a huge increase in the cost of living in the last 10 years, and in the cost of gasoline, so we need to make sure the families are getting adequate income so they're able to keep up with that increase in living.