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Table 29 - Alberta: Estimated Number of Families and Children Benefiting under NCB Reinvestments and Investments

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NCB Initiatives by Program Name	2003-2004		2004-2005		2005-2006		2006-2007
NCB Initiatives by Program Name	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #
Child-Care Subsidy^a	n/a	9,818	n/a	10,013	n/a	10,389	n/a	11,849
Quality Child Care^a	n/a	21,600	n/a	7,747	n/a	9,123	n/a	11,823
Alberta Child Health Benefit	n/a	66,901	n/a	69,774	n/a	72,832	n/a	71,165
Alberta Adult Health Benefit	1,493	n/a	2,053	n/a	1,918	n/a	2,370	n/a
Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution ^a	n/a	78	n/a	100	n/a	112	n/a	92
Transitional Support for Youth Leaving Child Welfare ^a	n/a	1,673	n/a	231	n/a	484	n/a	403
Shelter Benefits	13,399	27,797	11,437	22,710	11,200	22,392	9,795	20,056
School Allowance Benefit	n/a	20,431	n/a	21,366	n/a	19,989	n/a	17,901
Earnings Exemption Increase^b	2,824	n/a	3,345	n/a	2,744	n/a	2,131	n/a
Employment Maintenance Benefit	2,588	n/a	2,996	n/a	2,613	n/a	3,532	n/a

^aNumbers include families and children assisted from all provincial sources of funds.

^bMonthly average.

Note: n/a indicates the data for this category is not available.

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