The person I mentioned earlier with very low income - They're not in a position to be choosy about jobs being low income single parent, zero support from the other parent (never was, plus they live in a different country), trying to be as stable as possible, dealing with a recent large rental increase, and having a young child while single parenting is very difficult when they don't have much schooling. They're incredibly resourceful and do get some subsidies/benefits, but also intensely private about some things and so not open to discussion. I do suspect they are not aware of additional help, however there is an element of pride involved.
If I ever were to suddenly come into a large amount of money I would for sure want to set both the parent up with stipend (~$1k/mo) and the kid with education assistance funding (RESP) or something else to help.
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