I can only speak anecdotally in terms of a number of the women we work with who are on social assistance, who are in that situation because they've left abusive relationships. They left because it was safer for their children to get out of that relationship than to continue. Actually, they're in a situation where they're living in poverty because they left an abusive relationship and that's what they decided was better for their family.
On May 1st, 2007. See this statement in context.