The cost of groceries hasn’t gotten much easier for Grey Bruce families this year according to public health.
In a report titled The Cost of Eating Well & The Urgent Issue of Food Insecurity, the report looked at local food cost data for the year.
The report showed the cost of groceries for a family of four in Grey Bruce was $289 a week or $1250 a month, a 1 per cent gain from 2023 with a single adult spent around $434 a month on food to meet Canada’s Food Guide recommendations.
A family of four on Ontario Works would need to spend 43 per cent of their income on food with singles being unable to meet core needs of housing and food under Ontario Works.
Public Health Manager Jason Weppler says our social safety net is failing to meet basic, essential needs of housing and food.
The full report can be found here.
