Emergency Fund to Help Veterans in High Demand, Going Over Budget Every Year Since 2018: DocumentsThe Canadian government supported 501 veterans and their families with over $1 million in funding in the 2022-23 fiscal year, exceeding the program’s annual budget—as it has every year since the Veteran’s Emergency Fund was launched in 2018, according to documents.
"Every year since the program started in 2018 the demand for the Veterans Emergency Fund has been more than the $1 million in annual funding," said a memo dated Dec. 2, 2022, from Veterans Affairs Canada.
The briefing note, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter and verified by The Epoch Times, said that since the program began on April 1, 2018, up until March 31, 2022, over $5.6 million was provided to veterans and their families to assist with "emergency financial situations that threaten their health and well-being."...
Source: Emergency Fund to Help Veterans in High Demand, Going Over Budget Every Year Since 2018: Documents (https://www.theepochtimes.com/emergency-fund-to-help-veterans-in-high-demand-going-over-budget-every-year-since-2018-documents_4975688.html)