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Talk about how the events of recent months have affected your financial situation.

I live on government disibilty assistance. Its pretty low but I can just cover my expenses and groceries as I shop at a discount supermarket. Early on during the lockdown I continued but felt more and more uneasy. Since December my family has been helping me out financially. It has been a real help. I now order all my groceries and needs through a delivery service. It costs alot more and I balk at the prices often, I'm spending twice as much on groceries, but the peace of mind is worth it. There is no way I could have stayed at home, safe without financial assistance. This pandemic was hard on the poor and in my province 42% more likely to get infected. I support raising our rates and that of welfare. This pandemic hopefully showed that people's lives matter more than money.