A Red Deer woman spoke out against the UCP government’s de-indexing of AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) at a press conference held in front of Red Deer City Hall by the Alberta NDP.

Advocates and victims are waiting for the UCP government to unveil a new program to help victims of violent crimes. It was supposed to launch last year after the UCP combined and cut social programs.

During the 2019–2020 budget year, Alberta spent $219.61M on Family Support for Children with Disabilities program. This year, they plan to spend $211.95M. That’s a cut of nearly $8M.

Lethbridge has seen a record number of drug-related deaths since the UCP government forced ARCHES to shut down its supervised consumption site last summer.

The UCP’s new regulations for supervised drug-consumption sites, including requiring a personal health number from every patient, will increase barriers to the service and further strain hospitals.

The UCP has cut nearly 50 per cent of the community facility enhancement program (CFEP), which provides matching grants to help build and upgrade public-use facilities to community associations.

The UCP is planning to cut funding for income support by $66 million, which includes a program supporting people with injuries and disabilities who can't keep or find full-time work.

Hundreds of young adults transitioning out of the child welfare system will be cut off from their government benefits at 22 instead of 24, after Alberta's highest court upholds UCP cut with warning.

The UCP government has cut funding to a central Alberta camp for adults with developmental disabilities. The province had been providing roughly $628,000 in total funding through the Michener Centre.